Cape Town vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$603	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$2247
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	97
😀 Quality of life	59	96
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 8% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4849th and 4566th ($1120 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 45th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5407th 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	$7.8	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$5653

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016