Osaka vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$514	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	60
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	342K

The cost of living in Osaka is 2% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 4566th and 4497th ($1212 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 5th in Japan and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Japan vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 18th and 4226th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Osaka	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$12846

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883