Okayama vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$326	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	17
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	720K	216K

The cost of living in Okayama is 51% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6116th and 2432nd ($918 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Wellington. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3262nd and 358th 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	$5.7	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811