Osaka vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$1010
🏠 One person rent	$552	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$170
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.1M

The cost of living in Osaka is 210% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4366th and 8953rd ($1242 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th in Japan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Japan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 18th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Rawalpindi

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	Osaka	Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$1075

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Islamabad	$442
40 km or 25 mi	Wah	$382
82 km or 51 mi	Mirpur	$354
116 km or 72 mi	Mardan	$366
120 km or 75 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
135 km or 84 mi	Baramulla	$273
146 km or 90 mi	Mingora	$364
148 km or 92 mi	Gujrat	$373
151 km or 94 mi	Kohat	$379
152 km or 94 mi	Peshawar	$346
170 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$354
173 km or 107 mi	Sargodha	$458
180 km or 112 mi	Hafizabad	$380
183 km or 114 mi	Sialkot	$281
192 km or 119 mi	Jammu	$287
192 km or 119 mi	Gujranwala	$308
210 km or 130 mi	Chiniot	$389
211 km or 131 mi	Kamoke	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
243 km or 151 mi	Faisalabad	$306
257 km or 160 mi	Lahore	$411
258 km or 160 mi	Jalalabad	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Jhang	$292
275 km or 171 mi	Gojra	$342
276 km or 172 mi	Sahiwal	$305
277 km or 172 mi	Amritsar	$383
283 km or 176 mi	Pathankot	$355
294 km or 183 mi	Khost	$366
312 km or 194 mi	Okara	$300
346 km or 215 mi	Jalandhar	$358
355 km or 221 mi	Gardez	$386
374 km or 232 mi	Kabul	$474
382 km or 238 mi	Khanewal	$361
385 km or 239 mi	Burewala	$356
397 km or 247 mi	Ludhiana	$441
409 km or 254 mi	Multan	$392
430 km or 267 mi	Ghazni	$389
457 km or 284 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
474 km or 294 mi	Chandigarh	$369
475 km or 295 mi	Shimla	$272