Okayama vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Okayama	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2393	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$326	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$552	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1418	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	81
😀 Quality of life	72	100
🏙️ Population	720K	449K

The cost of living in Okayama is 75% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6116th and 23rd ($918 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Okayama ranked 404th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 3262nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Zurich

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	Okayama	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.7	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$397	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.76%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6628	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$30.8	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.3	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.2	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.7	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$456	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10787	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041