Osaka vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$4579
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	2.75M	525K

The cost of living in Osaka is 56% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4366th and 313th ($1242 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 277th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 18th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Sacramento

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	Osaka	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045