Osaka vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$599
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1002
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1959
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
17.5M

The cost of living in Osaka is 41% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4626th and 6334th ($1237 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 17th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 34th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4071
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2710
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13640
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634