Osaka vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$552	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	95
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	2.75M	11.5M

The cost of living in Osaka is 27% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4366th and 5654th ($1242 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Sao Paulo

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	Osaka	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611