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Asia
Osaka
Japan
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Osaka compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Osaka is 38% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Osaka compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$38,705
-$127,141 (-77%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Osaka compare to San Francisco?
San Francisco has better overall weather
4.4/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
20°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
13°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,010h/yr-1052h/yr(-34%)
Average High in hottest month
32°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
2°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
117/yr+68/yr(+141%)
Muggy Days
87/yr+87/yr(+43500%)
Cloud Cover
45%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Osaka compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Osaka compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
7.5 years
2.5 years longer than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Osaka has around 0 Luma events listed.
That's 100% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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