Osaka vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$514	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$1012
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	96	71
🏙️ Population	2.75M	13.9M

The cost of living in Osaka is 71% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4566th and 6862nd ($1212 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 81st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 18th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Tianjin

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	Osaka	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$16590

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618