Las Vegas vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Las Vegas	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2271	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1389	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4042	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	51	96
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	642K	2.75M

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 83% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1211th and 4366th ($2271 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 29th 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 1.8 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Las Vegas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 290th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Osaka

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	Las Vegas	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.11	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2493	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3295	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2677	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1017	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13572	$8318

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695

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