Okayama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$364
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
68
39
🏙️ Population
720K
6.56M

The cost of living in Okayama is 60% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5836th and 7649th ($980 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3256th and 7013th 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
$5.97
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$10066

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Cities near Okayama

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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610