Okayama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$326
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$575
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
77
😀 Quality of life
72
68
🏙️ Population
720K
12.6M

The cost of living in Okayama is 82% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6116th and 8651st ($918 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 491st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 3262nd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563