Osaka boasts heritage sites such as the Osaka Castle and the serene Shitenno-ji Temple as well as modern architecture like the Umeda Sky Building. If you love shopping, the shopping districts of Shinsaibashi or the Dotombori area are where you should be heading, where the whole world appears to be shopping from dawn till late into the night.
The Good
🎉 Good nightlife
🤤 Great food options
🍜 Streetfood
💼 Plenty of places to work
👮 Safe
📡 Strong wifi coverage
🚀 Fast wifi
🏛️ Architecture
🛍️ Shopping
🛏️ Amazing hotels
The Bad
💰 Relatively expensive
🏘️ Limited accomodation options
🚘 Traffic
🗑️ Pollution
🤼 Crowded
Living costs
Estimated Monthly Living Cost
Osaka
Cheapest ()Costliest ()
Japan
24%
cheaper than Japan median
98th
Cheapest out of 291 RoamRank places
Osaka is the cheapest place (out of 2) to live in Japan
The average salary in Osaka is
It's about 129% cheaper to live in Osaka than it is Berlin
You can expect to spend around $1,140.33 per month living here
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