Osaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Osaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1274	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2985	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$637	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$1050	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2134	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	82
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.75M	468K

The cost of living in Osaka is 45% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4625th and 1246th ($1274 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 27th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Raleigh

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	Osaka	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4660	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2278	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13598	$24650

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736