Osaka vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Osaka	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1274	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2985	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$637	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$1050	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2134	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	24
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	693K

The cost of living in Osaka is 13% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4625th and 4152nd ($1274 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 64th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 27th and 683rd 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	$6.58	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.5	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$656	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1188	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.8	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.03%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4660	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2278	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.91	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.4	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13598	$8348

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Cities near Osaka

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671