Baltimore vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$2098
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	97
😀 Quality of life	92	96
🏙️ Population	586K	2.75M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 97% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4674th ($2197 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 54th 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 15th 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	$15.1	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$8601

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933