Okayama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$375
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$643
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
720K
7.82M

The cost of living in Okayama is 29% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5599th and 6604th ($960 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 53rd 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 485th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 2946th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543