Osaka vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$552	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$1922
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	37
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	2.75M	6.44K

The cost of living in Osaka is 22% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4366th and 3109th ($1242 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 3rd in Japan and Malta, respectively. Check Japan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 18th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Valletta

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	Osaka	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348