London vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$2086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	99	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in London is 165% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 58th and 4366th ($3296 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Osaka

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	London	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8318

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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