Osaka vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$4470
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	2.75M	525K

The cost of living in Osaka is 54% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4566th and 501st ($1212 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 443rd 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 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 281st 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	$7.05	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$30262

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851