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Cost of living in Naha

One person can expect roughly $933 a month in Naha, before flights and one-off setup costs.

one person, monthly

$933

family of four, monthly

$4,530

What that actually covers.

Monthly cost components for Naha
ItemUSD / month
Rent, one bedroomverified

From a named local source.

$294
Food and groceries$320
Utilities$140
Mobile data$28
Local transport$18
Coworking

12/day × 4 days/mo regional estimate

$48
Buffer

Headroom for everything not itemised above.

$85
Total$933

Rent verified against a named source; the rest are modelled components.

What this figure leaves out

Flights, visa fees, health insurance, a rental deposit (often one to three months up front), agency fees, furniture, and the first-month overlap where you pay for a short stay and a lease at the same time. Budget for those separately; they are a one-off cash need, not a monthly cost.

where these numbers come from

  • · Rent: national statistics offices and published rent indices where a source exists for the city, otherwise a country baseline.
  • · Everyday costs: published operator and transit tariffs, plus regional baselines where no city figure exists.
  • · Currency conversion: European Central Bank daily reference rates.

Last reviewed 2026-05-23. Full method, licences and the list of sources we rejected are on the methodology page.