Osaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.15M

The cost of living in Osaka is 50% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4674th and 1216th ($1116 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 15th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Paris

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	Osaka	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$16502

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381