Osaka vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Osaka	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1237	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2941	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$599	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1002	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1959	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	26
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	2.75M	687K

The cost of living in Osaka is 15% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4626th and 4103rd ($1237 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 61st in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 34th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Zaragoza

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	Osaka	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.61	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$695	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1250	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.8	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.83%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4071	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2710	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.89	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$164	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13640	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581