Osaka vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1274
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2985
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$637
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$1050
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2134
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.47M

The cost of living in Osaka is 21% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4625th and 5278th ($1274 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 5th 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 6th in Russia, while ranked 27th and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Yekaterinburg

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Osaka Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.8
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4660
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2278
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.91
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.4
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.1
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13598
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1046
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1037
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1029
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$979
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1027
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$991
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1041
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$996
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$994
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$981
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$999
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1005
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$993

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688