Bangalore vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$219	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 57% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 8398th and 4366th ($533 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 3159th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Osaka

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	Bangalore	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$8318

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008