Osaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$514
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.7M

The cost of living in Osaka is 27% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4566th and 5948th ($1212 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 18th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618