Okayama vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Okayama	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$980	$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$4321
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$1832
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1508	$3121
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	720K	518K

The cost of living in Okayama is 46% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5836th and 2462nd ($980 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 167th 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 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3256th and 127th 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	$5.97	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7645	$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4354	$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.1	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14206	$9922

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1449
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1383
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1805
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1652
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1788
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1898
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$2098
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1722
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1987
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1877
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1780
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1670
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2137
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1817
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1944
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1776
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1936
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1910
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1894
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1849
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1638
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1592
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1804
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1742
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1852
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1930
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1893
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1493
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1845
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1552
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2069
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1855