Melbourne vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$3188
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$2176
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
97
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
4.53M
2.75M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 87% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 907th and 4290th ($2266 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 36th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 1.8 months in Osaka. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 19th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Osaka

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Melbourne Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$8208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$4879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$66.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$6.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$7878

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1130
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1350
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1100
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1072
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1205
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1085
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1164
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1047
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1050
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1094
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1074
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1215
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1146
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1065
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1077
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1048
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1080
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1032
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1092
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1043
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1083
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1016
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1091
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1084
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$988
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1062
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$982
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$949
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1053
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1092
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$996
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1007
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1064
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$907