Osaka vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$4454
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	2.75M	459K

The cost of living in Osaka is 47% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4674th and 1538th ($1116 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1363rd 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 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Virginia Beach

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	Osaka	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685