Okayama vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	70	86
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	720K	518K

The cost of living in Okayama is 55% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6433rd and 2172nd ($871 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 131st in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1367th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Sheffield

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	Okayama	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$24916

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Cities near Okayama

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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870