Osaka vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$430	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$4634
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	89
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	2.75M	5.87M

The cost of living in Osaka is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4674th and 133rd ($1116 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 15th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Singapore City

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	Osaka	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544