Osaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$514
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
53
😀 Quality of life
96
50
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Osaka is 82% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4566th and 7155th ($1212 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 142nd in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 18th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014