Osaka vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4878
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2118
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$3356
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	84
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	633K

The cost of living in Osaka is 41% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4566th and 1692nd ($1212 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 4th in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 18th and 74th 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	$7.05	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$5.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$16244

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1756
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1760
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1759
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1737
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1726
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1629
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1709
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1760
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1704
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1914
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1730
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1512
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1711
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1608
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1675
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1298
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1783
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1661
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1831
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1698
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1748
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1581
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1668
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1772
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1669
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1671