Osaka vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1242
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3092
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$552
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$769
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2086
$696
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Osaka is 62% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4366th and 6596th ($1242 vs $765) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 14th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Yekaterinburg ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 18th and 5209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$832
$595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.5
$65.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$7.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3491
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2753
$1318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$5.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.5
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8318
$4946

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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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$646
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$648
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$592
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$600
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$617
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$596
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$595
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$765
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$531
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$672
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$506
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$710
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$637
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$454
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$538
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$580
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$593
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$557
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$509
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$534
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$508
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$619
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$734
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$548
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$569
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$537
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$656
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$612
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$559
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$592
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$631
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$549
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$590
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$654
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$770
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$605
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$438
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$658