Okayama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$943
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$349
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1425
$707
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
68
38
🏙️ Population
720K
7.82M

The cost of living in Okayama is 28% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5814th and 6735th ($943 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 3179th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.06
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6597
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16248
$17921

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529