Osaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.15M

The cost of living in Osaka is 45% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4366th and 1222nd ($1242 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 25th 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	$6.74	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$16193

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293