Osaka vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	2.75M	413K

The cost of living in Osaka is 33% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4366th and 2250th ($1242 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1871st 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 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Tulsa

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	Osaka	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$25283

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205