Okayama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$364
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
720K
17.7M

The cost of living in Okayama is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5836th and 5948th ($980 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 3256th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618