Cape Town vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$681	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	96
😀 Quality of life	55	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 0.5% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4637th and 4626th ($1231 vs $1237) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6312th and 34th 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	$11.5	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$13640

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

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