Denver vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
97
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
716K
2.75M

The cost of living in Denver is 123% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 444th and 4566th ($2699 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 45th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 160th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$5653

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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