Osaka vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$430	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$1017
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.48M

The cost of living in Osaka is 8% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4674th and 4389th ($1116 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 10th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Osaka ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Zapopan

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	Osaka	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$5586

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781