Osaka vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1242
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3092
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$552
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2086
$1146
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
12.7M

The cost of living in Osaka is 43% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4366th and 6198th ($1242 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 18th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 18th and 3351st 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
$6.74
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$832
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.5
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3491
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2753
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.5
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8318
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613