Osaka vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.15M

The cost of living in Osaka is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4626th and 843rd ($1237 vs $2517) 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 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 34th and 18th 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	$6.61	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$15084

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488