Okayama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$326	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$2542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	69	96
😀 Quality of life	72	97
🏙️ Population	720K	3.76M

The cost of living in Okayama is 31% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6116th and 4404th ($918 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Ranked 404th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 3262nd vs 15th 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	$5.7	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$18032

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073