Osaka vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$6787
🏠 One person rent	$599	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$3029
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$894
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$4361
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	2.75M	140K

The cost of living in Osaka is 62% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4626th and 88th ($1237 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Iceland, respectively. Check Japan vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 34th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Reykjavik

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	Osaka	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$46
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$30378

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3148
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2596
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2990
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2077
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2021
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1507
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1551
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1575
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1641
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1711
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1837
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1762
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2058
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1480
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1703
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1630
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1797
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1522
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1775
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1884
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1484
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1879
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1797
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2768
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1955
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1485
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2217
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1986
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1887
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2902
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2242