Osaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$599
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1002
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1959
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 6% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4626th and 4455th ($1237 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 34th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Taipei

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Osaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4071
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2710
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13640
$17567

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589