Osaka vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$552	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.21M

The cost of living in Osaka is 36% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4366th and 5954th ($1242 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Osaka	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562