Okayama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$326
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
720K
17.5M

The cost of living in Okayama is 5% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6116th and 6334th ($918 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3262nd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634