Osaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$514
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4566th and 4715th ($1212 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 18th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605