Osaka vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$514
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$1966
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.86M

The cost of living in Osaka is 32% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4566th and 2592nd ($1212 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in Japan and Poland, respectively. Check Japan vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 18th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Warsaw

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Osaka Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$4.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390