Osaka vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1104
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2876
$3823
🏠 One person rent
$427
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2080
$1458
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
24.9M

The cost of living in Osaka is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4597th and 4418th ($1104 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Shanghai. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9th and 435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Shanghai

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Osaka Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.06
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$5.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.27
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1090
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.69%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5642
$18653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3253
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.7
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$5.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7332
$27798

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1052
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1244
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1032
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1025
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1179
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$998
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1082
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$993
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1003
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$992
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1030
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$982
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1031
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1066
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1070
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$995
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$975
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1041
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1010
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$962
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$971
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$902
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$991
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$968
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$995
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$927
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$919
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$990
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$890
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$974
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$930
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$941
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1003
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$819

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1052
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$772
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$820
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$788
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1144
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$688
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$751
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$784
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$785
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$741
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$714
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$728
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$709
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$666
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$810
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$694
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$719
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$721
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$714
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$827
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$695
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$695
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$612
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$706
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$619
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$701
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$540
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$642
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$693
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$681
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$687
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$607
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$718
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$722
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$635
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$736