Okayama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$323
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
720K
24.9M

The cost of living in Okayama is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6268th and 4971st ($910 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1654th and 1655th 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
$5.32
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765