Okayama vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	18
😀 Quality of life	76	84
🏙️ Population	720K	216K

The cost of living in Okayama is 57% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6433rd and 2013th ($871 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd 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 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 1367th and 485th 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	$5.13	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$13757

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844