Okayama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$364
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$679
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
720K
7.82M

The cost of living in Okayama is 26% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5836th and 6542nd ($980 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 3256th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$18304

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542