Osaka vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	2.75M	525K

The cost of living in Osaka is 56% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4626th and 362nd ($1237 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 307th 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 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 34th and 309th 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	$6.61	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$27489

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850