Okayama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$309
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
17
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
720K
7.82M

The cost of living in Okayama is 42% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6433rd and 7879th ($871 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 1367th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Shangqiu

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Okayama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522