Adelaide vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	96
😀 Quality of life	92	95
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.75M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 88% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1178th and 4633rd ($2355 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 23rd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 75th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Osaka

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	Adelaide	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$12931

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958