Osaka vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$4345
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	82
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	2.75M	468K

The cost of living in Osaka is 60% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4674th and 304th ($1116 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 266th 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 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 235th 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	$6.07	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$22084

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857