Monaco City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Monaco City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$6593	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10079	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$5638	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$6516	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$705	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.7	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6335	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	21	96
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	38.4K	2.75M

The cost of living in Monaco City is 431% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2nd and 4366th ($6593 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Monaco and Japan, respectively. Check Monaco vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Monaco City compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4590th and 18th 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	$23.1	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.06	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5775	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$5319	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6181	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6198	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.9	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$79784	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$66886	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.92	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.56	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.1	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.9	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$151	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2055	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$41744	$8318

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1364
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1673
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1650
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1362
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1707
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1344
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1074
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1203
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1512
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1338
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1308
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1470
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1209
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1424
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1293
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1571
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1401
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1389
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1202
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1496
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1348
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1478
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1162
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1434
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1503
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1338
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1271
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1157
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1328
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1474
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1280
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1495
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1334
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1371
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1310
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496

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