Okayama vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$326
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$648
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
72
44
🏙️ Population
720K
7.82M

The cost of living in Okayama is 54% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6116th and 7835th ($918 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 3262nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.72
🥤 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
$416
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$17107

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Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517