Osaka vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$599	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$4532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	92
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	2.75M	548K

The cost of living in Osaka is 52% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4626th and 749th ($1237 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 7th in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 34th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs The Hague

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	Osaka	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696