Osaka vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Osaka	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2922	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$641	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$478
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1929	$115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	96	57
😀 Quality of life	95	28
🏙️ Population	2.75M	43.9K

The cost of living in Osaka is 4% more expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 4633rd and 4742nd ($1254 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Japan and Palestine, respectively. Check Japan vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 0.1 months in Ramallah. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Ramallah ranked 4th in Palestine, while ranked 17th and 8857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Ramallah

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	Osaka	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.18	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1237	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5334	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2060	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$3.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$4.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12931	$4139

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1994
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2465
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2466
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$1070
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2201
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$977
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2541
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2283
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2379
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2354
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2873
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2347
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1149
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$538
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2175
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1845