Osaka vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2940
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$430
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$899
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2098
$1657
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.6M

The cost of living in Osaka is 5% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4674th and 4516th ($1116 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 15th and 209th 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
$6.07
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.3
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.81%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6018
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3500
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8601
$19102

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Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$972
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1105
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$995
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$997
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$988
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$995
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$978
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1024
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$982
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$945
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1006
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1075
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1002
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$997
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$957
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$990
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$956
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$996
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$933
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$984
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$957
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$968
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$996
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$933

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589