Osaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2922
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$641
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1053
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1929
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.43M

The cost of living in Osaka is 0.5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4633rd and 4646th ($1254 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 17th and 178th 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
$6.18
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.37
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1237
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$815
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5334
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2060
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.44
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$218
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12931
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$975
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$987
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$964
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$982
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$986
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$988
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$982
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1007
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$996
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$996
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1003
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$950
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1012
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$986
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$946
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1020
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$946
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$972
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$965
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$953
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$974
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$983
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$991
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$958

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612