Okayama vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Okayama	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$980	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1508	$2869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	17
😀 Quality of life	68	84
🏙️ Population	720K	216K

The cost of living in Okayama is 56% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5836th and 1293rd ($980 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 1st in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3256th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Wellington

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	Okayama	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7645	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4354	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14206	$13500

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700