Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Fukushima Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Fukushima

🙂 Solo nomad: Osaka is 5% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 7.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Osaka is 10.5% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 3.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.98 ¥1,003

$7.11 ¥1,021

-1.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.3 ¥5,071

$37.46 ¥5,381

-5.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.89 ¥703

$7.05 ¥1,012

-30.64%

Cappuccino

$3.19 ¥458

$3.75 ¥539

-14.93%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 ¥163

$0.88 ¥126

28.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 ¥103

$0.86 ¥124

-17.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.85 ¥409

$2.58 ¥370

10.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.35 ¥624

$3.1 ¥445

40.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 ¥221

$1.52 ¥218

1.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ¥212

$1.58 ¥227

-6.96%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.67 ¥670

$4.75 ¥682

-1.68%

Eggs

$2.36 ¥339

$2.21 ¥317

6.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.71 ¥1,538

$10.21 ¥1,467

4.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.51 ¥935

$6.53 ¥939

-0.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.2 ¥2,758

$15.51 ¥2,228

23.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.5 ¥502

$5.38 ¥773

-34.94%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 ¥314

$2.63 ¥378

-17.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 ¥375

$3.91 ¥561

-33.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.39 ¥631

$6.02 ¥864

-27.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 ¥247

$3.08 ¥442

-44.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ¥180

$2.68 ¥386

-52.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ¥189

$1.39 ¥199

-5.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ¥119

$0.9 ¥129

-7.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.84 ¥552

$4.21 ¥605

-8.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.62 ¥1,382

$6.15 ¥884

56.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.12 ¥304

$1.9 ¥273

11.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ¥433

$2.2 ¥316

36.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.67 ¥240

$1.61 ¥231

3.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.09 ¥5,185

$54.9 ¥7,885

-34.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.48 ¥644

$3.5 ¥502

28.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.26 ¥468

$2.88 ¥414

13.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.13 ¥3,323

$20.86 ¥2,996

10.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ¥171

$1.23 ¥176

-3.25%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$23.1K ¥3.3M

$23.5K ¥3.4M

-1.81%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.9K ¥2.4M

$17.3K ¥2.5M

-2.24%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$133 ¥19.1K

$142 ¥20.4K

-6.55%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$26.58 ¥3,818

$26.95 ¥3,872

-1.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.22 ¥4,341

$33.77 ¥4,851

-10.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 ¥8,246

$55.5 ¥7,968

3.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.49 ¥2,944

$14.12 ¥2,029

45.11%

Cinema Ticket

$12.26 ¥1,761

$12.24 ¥1,758

0.16%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$68.5 ¥9,846

$281 ¥40.4K

-75.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.3K ¥1.5M

$13.4K ¥1.9M

-22.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.93 ¥6,311

$43.94 ¥6,313

-0.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.3 ¥4,209

$29.13 ¥4,184

0.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.6 ¥9,705

$59.3 ¥8,522

13.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.5 ¥13.6K

$93.3 ¥13.4K

1.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$739 ¥106.2K

$468 ¥67.3K

57.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 ¥67.2K

$329 ¥47.3K

42.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 ¥189.1K

$876 ¥125.9K

50.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$815 ¥117K

$657 ¥94.3K

24.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,097 ¥588.6K

$2,977 ¥427.7K

37.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,736 ¥393.1K

$1,947 ¥279.7K

40.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,928 ¥277K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.81

1.78

1.69%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Osaka: October 28, 2025

Last update for Fukushima: October 29, 2025

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