Male vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2941
🏠 One person rent
$818
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$1002
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1959
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
66
96
🏙️ Population
133K
2.75M

The cost of living in Male is 7% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4439th and 4626th ($1320 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5057th and 34th 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
$5.55
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$13640

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$1445
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$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997