Okayama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$309
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
95
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
720K
17.5M

The cost of living in Okayama is 12% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6433rd and 5618th ($871 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 10th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1367th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Shenzhen

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Okayama Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.13
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648