Osaka vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Osaka	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1242	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$552	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1076	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2086	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	27
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	2.75M	687K

The cost of living in Osaka is 13% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4366th and 4828th ($1242 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 120th 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 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 18th and 5447th 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	$6.74	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1311	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$832	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.5	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.1	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.86%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3491	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2753	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.7	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.5	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8318	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387