New York City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in New York City is 258% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3rd and 4366th ($4441 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Osaka

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	New York City	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$8318

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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