Okayama vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$375
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
70
67
🏙️ Population
720K
12.6M

The cost of living in Okayama is 90% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5599th and 8471st ($960 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 2946th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Zhengzhou

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Okayama Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617