Okayama vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$349	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$4040
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	89
😀 Quality of life	68	97
🏙️ Population	720K	5.87M

The cost of living in Okayama is 69% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5814th and 129th ($943 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3179th and 11th 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	$5.71	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$27780

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605