Cost of Living in Osaka

This page summarises typical cost of living in Osaka, Japan, expressed in JPY. A single person can expect to budget around 237,000 JPY per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 70/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Osaka is moderate relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: JPY. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Osaka has an affordability score of 70/100, which places it in the moderate range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Osaka a single-person monthly budget is around 237,000 JPY and a one-bedroom rent around 126,000 JPY. Use the affordability score (70/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Tokyo — affordability 68/100
• Cost of living in Kyoto — affordability 72/100
• Cost of living in Seoul — affordability 60/100