Okayama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$309
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
76
46
🏙️ Population
720K
6.56M

The cost of living in Okayama is 44% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6433rd and 7943rd ($871 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1367th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Shaoyang

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Okayama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619