Okayama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$364
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
720K
12.6M

The cost of living in Okayama is 88% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5836th and 8506th ($980 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 3256th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619