Osaka vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$2696
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	80
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	2.75M	568K

The cost of living in Osaka is 50% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4566th and 890th ($1212 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 10th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 18th and 138th 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	$7.05	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655