Okayama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$3242
🏠 One person rent	$309	$613
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1039
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$2727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	96
😀 Quality of life	76	96
🏙️ Population	720K	3.76M

The cost of living in Okayama is 34% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6433rd and 4478th ($871 vs $1326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Ranked 110th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 1367th vs 13th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Yokohama

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	Okayama	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$15140

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1118
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1088
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1108
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1005
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1085
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$922
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1120
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1047
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$967
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$859
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$958
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$951
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1085
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1128
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$978
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1144
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1679
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$946
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1105
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1087
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1131
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1004
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1080
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1094