Osaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$1442
🏠 One person rent
$599
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$1002
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1959
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
53
😀 Quality of life
96
70
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Osaka is 99% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4626th and 7641st ($1237 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 138th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 34th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4071
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2710
$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13640
$9321

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941