Baltimore vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	586K	2.75M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 88% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1219th and 4626th ($2323 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 29th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 128th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Osaka

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	Baltimore	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$13640

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997