Okayama vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$326	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	89
😀 Quality of life	72	98
🏙️ Population	720K	5.87M

The cost of living in Okayama is 71% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6116th and 109th ($918 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3262nd and 7th 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	$5.7	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$29519

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653