Osaka vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$4100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.43M

The cost of living in Osaka is 39% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4626th and 1930th ($1237 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1571st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 34th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs San Antonio

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	Osaka	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154