Okayama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$375
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
720K
24.9M

The cost of living in Okayama is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5599th and 4461st ($960 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 2946th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Shanghai

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Okayama Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740