Frankfurt vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	776K	2.75M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 60% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1863rd and 4366th ($1989 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 47th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Osaka

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	Frankfurt	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$8318

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

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