Osaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2940
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$430
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2098
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
96
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.5M

The cost of living in Osaka is 19% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4674th and 5744th ($1116 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 15th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Shenzhen

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Osaka Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.81%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6018
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3500
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.3
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8601
$24305

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Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584