Osaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$3414
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	99
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.15M

The cost of living in Osaka is 49% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4566th and 998th ($1212 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st 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 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 18th and 22nd 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	$7.05	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$18941

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395