Barcelona vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$2086
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
96
😀 Quality of life
87
95
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.75M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 48% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2276th and 4366th ($1841 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 270th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Osaka

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Barcelona Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$8318

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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