Dortmund vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$736
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
593K
2.75M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 26% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3604th and 4566th ($1523 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 45th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 692nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$5653

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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