Osaka vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	83
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	2.75M	633K

The cost of living in Osaka is 44% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4626th and 1455th ($1237 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 34th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Stuttgart

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	Osaka	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$17949

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Cities near Osaka

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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763