New York City vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$2098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	97
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.75M

The cost of living in New York City is 262% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6th and 4674th ($4044 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 54th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 8th and 15th 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	$24.2	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$8601

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933