Okayama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$364
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
720K
24.9M

The cost of living in Okayama is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5836th and 4780th ($980 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3256th and 571st 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
$5.97
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774