Okayama vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$375	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$4634
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	89
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	720K	5.87M

The cost of living in Okayama is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5599th and 133rd ($960 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 2946th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Singapore City

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	Okayama	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$26424

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Cities near Okayama

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544