Monaco City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monaco City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$9122	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9989	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$8093	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$6133	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$773	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8147	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	96
😀 Quality of life	80	96
🏙️ Population	38.4K	2.75M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 637% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1st and 4626th ($9122 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Monaco and Japan, respectively. Check Monaco vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 738th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Osaka

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	Monaco City	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.8	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.88	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$8855	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7565	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6858	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5483	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$81879	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$73679	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.15	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.42	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.13	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.3	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2258	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46461	$13640

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781

Cities near Osaka

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