Osaka vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Osaka	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2922	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1929	$4366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	84
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	633K

The cost of living in Osaka is 38% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4633rd and 1987th ($1254 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 17th and 33rd 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	$6.18	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1237	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$815	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.2	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5334	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2060	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$218	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12931	$18116

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733