Cape Town vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$582	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 14% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 5016th and 4366th ($1071 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5491st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Osaka

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	Cape Town	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$8318

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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