Dusseldorf vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$985	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	92	96
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	631K	2.75M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 43% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2469th and 4366th ($1772 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 29th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 27th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Osaka

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	Dusseldorf	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$8318

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008