Osaka vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$3624
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.14M

The cost of living in Osaka is 51% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4674th and 1068th ($1116 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 15th 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	$6.07	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693