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Osaka vs. Chemnitz Cost of Living Summary

Osaka is 19.6% cheaper than Chemnitz.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% less in Osaka
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Osaka
Transportation: pay 39.6% less in Osaka
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Osaka
Childcare: pay 76.8% more in Osaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Osaka
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Osaka

The cost of childcare and housing in Osaka are more expensive than in Chemnitz. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Osaka. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Osaka.

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Osaka vs. Chemnitz Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Osaka instead of Chemnitz, you would:

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$6.33 ¥992	-62.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.88 €11.49	$5.00 ¥784	-61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.37	$1.40 ¥220	-62.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 €2.81	$0.73 ¥114	-76.9%
Average			-63.8%

Chemnitz vs. Osaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 €2.19	$1.32 ¥207	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.16 €6.39	$4.81 ¥754	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 €4.49	$5.58 ¥876	+11.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.38 €3.02	$2.08 ¥327	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.65 €4.15	$4.23 ¥664	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.53 ¥239	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.89 ¥140	-2.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$0.93 ¥146	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 €1.59	$1.83 ¥287	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.70 ¥109	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.52 ¥82	-18.1%
Average			-13.9%

Chemnitz vs. Osaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.6% less for transportation

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.02 €7.16	$4.09 ¥642	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$32.27 ¥5,061	-54.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.36 €15.49	$29.10 ¥4,565	+67.7%
Average			-39.6%

Chemnitz vs. Osaka - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.31 €35.98	$30.62 ¥4,803	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$399.93 €356.95	$700.14 ¥110K	+75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$538.87 €480.96	$507.53 ¥79,614	-5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$247.86 €221.22	$106.02 ¥16,632	-57.2%
Average			+6.1%

Chemnitz vs. Osaka - Cost of housing

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pay 76.8% more for childcare

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.73 €264.84	$516.34 ¥80,995	+74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,496.14	$13,074.87 ¥2M	+79.6%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.00	$2.69 ¥422	-40.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.20 €3.75	$2.93 ¥460	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.69	$3.92 ¥615	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 €28.78	$49.82 ¥7,815	+54.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.99	$12.02 ¥1,886	-43.5%
Average			-25.8%

Chemnitz vs. Osaka - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Chemnitz	Osaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$117.57 €104.94	$47.85 ¥7,507	-59.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.04 €39.31	$30.58 ¥4,797	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 €103.27	$73.22 ¥11,485	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.69 €112.18	$90.04 ¥14,124	-28.4%
Average			-40.2%

Chemnitz vs. Osaka - Cost of clothing

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