Okayama vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2820
🏠 One person rent	$349	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$2051
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	69	83
😀 Quality of life	68	70
🏙️ Population	720K	1.08M

The cost of living in Okayama is 16% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 5814th and 4703rd ($943 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 11th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 3179th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Yongin

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	Okayama	Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$20733

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545

Cities near Yongin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi	Osan	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Suwon	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangju	$1165
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
22 km or 14 mi	Icheon	$1020
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
26 km or 16 mi	Anseong	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Gunpo	$1098
28 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
29 km or 18 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
35 km or 22 mi	Ansan	$1070
39 km or 24 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
39 km or 24 mi	Yeoju	$1026
40 km or 25 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
40 km or 25 mi	Guri	$1122
42 km or 26 mi	Seoul	$1334
45 km or 28 mi	Namyangju	$1129
47 km or 29 mi	Bucheon	$1163
48 km or 30 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Incheon	$1092
57 km or 35 mi	Goyang	$1171
59 km or 37 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
61 km or 38 mi	Gimpo	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Wonju	$1074
71 km or 44 mi	Chungju	$900
71 km or 44 mi	Cheongju	$936
73 km or 45 mi	Pocheon	$1040
74 km or 46 mi	Paju	$1075
76 km or 47 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
84 km or 52 mi	Seosan	$1036
84 km or 52 mi	Sejong	$1019
85 km or 53 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Gongju	$1038
90 km or 56 mi	Jecheon	$1016
99 km or 62 mi	Kaesong	$1565