Osaka vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Osaka	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1274	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2985	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$637	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1050	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2134	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	67
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.21M

The cost of living in Osaka is 26% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4625th and 5559th ($1274 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 27th and 4845th 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	$6.58	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4660	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2278	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.4	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.1	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13598	$13739

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631