Osaka vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$552	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$1581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	38
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	2.75M	767K

The cost of living in Osaka is 0.9% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4366th and 4331st ($1242 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 4th in Japan and Croatia, respectively. Check Japan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 18th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Zagreb

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	Osaka	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$10861

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Osaka

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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747