Berlin vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1959
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Berlin is 80% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1418th and 4626th ($2222 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 35th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Osaka

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	Berlin	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$13640

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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