Osaka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$2869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	17
😀 Quality of life	96	84
🏙️ Population	2.75M	216K

The cost of living in Osaka is 46% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4566th and 1293rd ($1212 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 1st in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 18th and 353rd 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	$7.05	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$13500

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Cities near Osaka

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

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700