Osaka vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2941
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$599
$492
🏘️ Family rent
$1002
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$322
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1959
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Osaka is 29% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4626th and 5881st ($1237 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 34th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$695
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.8
$9.66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
17.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4071
$2565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2710
$1410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.87
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13640
$7319

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Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$843
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$754
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$763
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$714
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$909
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$675
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$802
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$681
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$635
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$698
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$725
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$755
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$681
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$709
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$520
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$563
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$695
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$536
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$685
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$868
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$519
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$620
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$693
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$796
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$686
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$641
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$772
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$786
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$548
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$692
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$767
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$658
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$719
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617