Osaka vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Osaka	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1274	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2985	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$637	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1050	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2134	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	94
😀 Quality of life	95	96
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.14M

The cost of living in Osaka is 48% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4625th and 978th ($1274 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 6th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 27th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Perth

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	Osaka	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4660	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2278	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.4	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13598	$15409

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894