Okayama vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	84
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	720K	633K

The cost of living in Okayama is 57% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6433rd and 1987th ($871 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 8th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 1367th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Stuttgart

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	Okayama	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$18116

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Cities near Okayama

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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733