Osaka vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$514
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
97
70
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Osaka is 19% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4566th and 5553rd ($1212 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 9th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 18th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Suzhou

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Osaka Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645