Okayama vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$326	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	69	83
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	720K	633K

The cost of living in Okayama is 58% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 6116th and 1455th ($918 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 3rd in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 3262nd and 93rd 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	$5.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763