Osaka vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1148
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$1906
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$2082
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	2.75M	342K

The cost of living in Osaka is 39% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 4566th and 1937th ($1212 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1608th 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 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in San Juan. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs San Juan

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	Osaka	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$10464

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192