Osaka vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$4131
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 52% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4366th and 664th ($1242 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 610th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Philadelphia

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	Osaka	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693