Male vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2922
🏠 One person rent
$810
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1929
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
133K
2.75M

The cost of living in Male is 5% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4490th and 4633rd ($1321 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5278th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Osaka

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Male Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$12931

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$975
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$987
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$964
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$982
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$986
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$988
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$982
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1007
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$996
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$996
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$950
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$986
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$946
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$946
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$972
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$965
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$953
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$974
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$983
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$991
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$958