Okayama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$943
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$1661
🏠 One person rent
$349
$209
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1425
$709
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
69
24
😀 Quality of life
68
39
🏙️ Population
720K
6.56M

The cost of living in Okayama is 59% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5814th and 7740th ($943 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 263rd 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 466th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 3179th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6597
$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.8
$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16248
$11393

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$553
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$579
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$609
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$590
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$579
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$582
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$570
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$586
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$575
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$577
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$480
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$563
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$539
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$724
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$573
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$577
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$522
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$533
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$596
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$755
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$549
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$590
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$758
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$569
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$556
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$564
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$589
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$600
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$561
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$591
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$591
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$761
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$579
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$602
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$575
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$600