Detroit vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$2247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	97
😀 Quality of life	88	96
🏙️ Population	639K	2.75M

The cost of living in Detroit is 65% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1856th and 4566th ($2006 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 216th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Osaka

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	Detroit	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$5653

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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