Osaka vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$552	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$484
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	12
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	2.75M	14.7K

The cost of living in Osaka is 22% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4366th and 5404th ($1242 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Japan and Dominica, respectively. Check Japan vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 18th and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Roseau

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	Osaka	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$3299

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166