Osaka vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$599	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.01M

The cost of living in Osaka is 69% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4626th and 6th ($1237 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 34th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs San Jose, United States

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	Osaka	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254