Osaka vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$552	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	2.75M	2.75M

The cost of living in Osaka is 28% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4366th and 2624th ($1242 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Japan and Italy, respectively. Check Japan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 18th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Rome

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	Osaka	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201