Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Ibaraki Cost of Living Comparison Between Osaka and Ibaraki

🙂 Solo nomad: Osaka is 3.9% cheaper than Ibaraki without rent, and 11.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Osaka is 13.4% cheaper than Ibaraki without rent, and 7.2% 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

$34.32 ¥4,930

2.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.89 ¥703

$5.53 ¥794

-11.57%

Cappuccino

$3.19 ¥458

$3.09 ¥444

3.24%

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

$1.13 ¥163

$1.06 ¥153

6.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 ¥103

$0.82 ¥117

-13.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.85 ¥409

$2.67 ¥384

6.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.35 ¥624

$3.2 ¥460

35.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 ¥221

$2.23 ¥321

-30.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 ¥212

$1.6 ¥230

-8.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.67 ¥670

$3.4 ¥489

37.35%

Eggs

$2.36 ¥339

$2.27 ¥327

3.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.71 ¥1,538

$9.89 ¥1,421

8.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.51 ¥935

$6.32 ¥908

3.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.2 ¥2,758

$15.57 ¥2,237

23.31%

Apples (1kg)

$3.5 ¥502

$5.41 ¥777

-35.30%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 ¥314

$2.51 ¥361

-13.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.61 ¥375

$3.95 ¥568

-33.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.39 ¥631

$5.96 ¥856

-26.34%

Potato (1kg)

$1.72 ¥247

$3.07 ¥442

-43.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 ¥180

$2.58 ¥371

-51.16%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ¥189

$1.37 ¥197

-3.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ¥119

$0.74 ¥106

12.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.84 ¥552

$4.28 ¥615

-10.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.62 ¥1,382

$6.45 ¥927

49.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.12 ¥304

$2.57 ¥369

-17.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 ¥433

$2.26 ¥324

33.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.67 ¥240

$1.84 ¥264

-9.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.09 ¥5,185

$56.5 ¥8,118

-36.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.48 ¥644

$5.08 ¥729

-11.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.26 ¥468

$2.97 ¥426

9.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.13 ¥3,323

$20.85 ¥2,995

10.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ¥171

$1.2 ¥173

-0.83%

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

$23.1K ¥3.3M

$23.4K ¥3.4M

-1.46%

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

$16.9K ¥2.4M

$17.2K ¥2.5M

-1.53%

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

$133 ¥19.1K

$143 ¥20.6K

-7.09%

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

$26.58 ¥3,818

$26.74 ¥3,841

-0.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.22 ¥4,341

$33.42 ¥4,800

-9.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.4 ¥8,246

$56.7 ¥8,151

1.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.49 ¥2,944

$13.75 ¥1,975

49.02%

Cinema Ticket

$12.26 ¥1,761

$12.57 ¥1,806

-2.47%

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

$68.5 ¥9,846

$283 ¥40.7K

-75.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.3K ¥1.5M

$13.5K ¥1.9M

-23.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.93 ¥6,311

$29.23 ¥4,199

50.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.3 ¥4,209

$29.59 ¥4,250

-0.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.6 ¥9,705

$74.2 ¥10.7K

-8.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.5 ¥13.6K

$87.3 ¥12.5K

8.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$739 ¥106.2K

$432 ¥62K

71.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$468 ¥67.2K

$283 ¥40.6K

65.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,317 ¥189.1K

$875 ¥125.7K

50.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$815 ¥117K

$586 ¥84.1K

39.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,097 ¥588.6K

$2,942 ¥422.6K

39.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,736 ¥393.1K

$2,041 ¥293.2K

34.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,928 ¥277K

$2,666 ¥383K

-27.68%

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 Ibaraki: October 27, 2025

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