Okayama vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	80
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	720K	737K

The cost of living in Okayama is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6433rd and 126th ($871 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 94th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1367th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Seattle

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	Okayama	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$30033

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098