Osaka vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$514
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$1065
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2247
$601
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
46
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Osaka is 73% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4566th and 6924th ($1212 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 16th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 18th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.05
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.7
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3644
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.2
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5653
$4718

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628