Okayama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$323
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
70
21
😀 Quality of life
75
46
🏙️ Population
720K
6.56M

The cost of living in Okayama is 51% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6268th and 7929th ($910 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 1654th and 7123rd 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
$5.32
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615