Osaka vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$430	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	2.75M	686K

The cost of living in Osaka is 14% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4674th and 5464th ($1116 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 474th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 4th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 15th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Shizuoka

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	Osaka	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052