Okayama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$375
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
720K
17.5M

The cost of living in Okayama is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5599th and 5744th ($960 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2946th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584