Osaka vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	68
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	2.75M	385K

The cost of living in Osaka is 53% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4626th and 658th ($1237 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 582nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 34th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Tampa

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	Osaka	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$14367

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Cities near Osaka

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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294