Osaka vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$514	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$846
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	82
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.38M

The cost of living in Osaka is 39% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4566th and 6204th ($1212 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 2nd in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 18th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Saint Petersburg

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	Osaka	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525