Osaka vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Osaka Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1296
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3452
$1959
🏠 One person rent
$499
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1073
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$262
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2337
$1076
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
97
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
8.78M

The cost of living in Osaka is 66% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3896th and 6258th ($1296 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 35th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7th and 5964th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.56
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1426
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$33.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8110
$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4802
$1760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$2.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.1
$14.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$5.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$429
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9787
$18976

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1057
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1394
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1053
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1137
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1217
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1082
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1051
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1051
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1091
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1048
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1075
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1081
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1201
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1098
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1050
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1050
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1201
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1059
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1045
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1083
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1048
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1045
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1053
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1074
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1044
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1047
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$937

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$699
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$812
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$831
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$717
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$744
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$725
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$689
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$711
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$713
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$714
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$828
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$970
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$705
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$809
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$808
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$813
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$661
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$938
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$851
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$1049
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$732
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$890
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$760
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1076
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$702
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$911
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$935
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$885
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1012
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$686
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$788
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$778
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$667
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$849
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$730
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$709