Osaka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$552	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$2916
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	17
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	2.75M	216K

The cost of living in Osaka is 32% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4366th and 2289th ($1242 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 18th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Wellington

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	Osaka	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604