Osaka vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	79
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	2.75M	568K

The cost of living in Osaka is 46% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4626th and 1272nd ($1237 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 13th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 34th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Surrey

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	Osaka	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741