Osaka vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$3734
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	2.75M	548K

The cost of living in Osaka is 41% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4674th and 2098th ($1116 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 23rd in Japan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Japan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 2 months in The Hague. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 15th and 42nd 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	$6.07	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$8049

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539