Osaka vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Osaka	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2922	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1929	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	93
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.4M

The cost of living in Osaka is 34% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4633rd and 2377th ($1254 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Japan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Japan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 17th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Prague

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	Osaka	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.18	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1237	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5334	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2060	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12931	$19039

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340