Detroit vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$2098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	97
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	639K	2.75M

The cost of living in Detroit is 77% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4674th ($1979 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 54th 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 38th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 172nd and 15th 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	$14.1	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$8601

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933