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Osaka

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Climate

Osaka logs 4 outdoor-dinner months a year to Toyohashi's 3 — Osaka wins by 1. Toyohashi also leads on frost days by 1.

OsakaToyohashi
Sunny days
190216
Hot days
7568
Frost days
65
Rainy days
126139
Outdoor dinner months
4/123/12
Avg wind
2.3 m/s3.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1512,278
Darkest month sun
140 hrs/mo166 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.48.3

Osaka

Feels-like °C

2
3
9
14
19
25
30
32
26
19
11
3

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Toyohashi

Feels-like °C

-2
1
8
13
19
25
30
31
27
19
11
1

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Osaka averages $1,671/mo for balanced living; Toyohashi has no cost baseline yet.

Osaka

$1,671

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,318Comfort $2,403
Top 90%in Among 40 Asia cities

Toyohashi

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Osaka scores 3.8 on mobility (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no mobility baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Osaka's culture score of 4.0 sits well above Toyohashi's 0.0.

4.0/5
vs
0.0/5
OsakaToyohashi
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Osaka leads

Nature & Outdoors

Osaka scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.8/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingSkiingClimbing

Safety

Osaka scores 5.0 on safety (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no safety baseline.

5.0/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
Earthquake

Career

Osaka scores 4.1 on career (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no career baseline.

4.1/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Osaka scores 2.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no social & community baseline.

2.6/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
Expat-First CommunityUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Osaka scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no food & dining baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
BrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Osaka scores 3.5 on family (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no family baseline.

3.5/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpa

Healthcare

Osaka scores 3.4 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Toyohashi has no healthcare baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
OsakaToyohashi
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Osaka averages 13.9 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Toyohashi's 11.4 µg/m³ (moderate) — Toyohashi breathes ~18% cleaner air (2.5 µg/m³ lower).

Osaka

Toyohashi

13.9µg/m³
11.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Moderate
Moderate

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Osaka (12.7M) and Toyohashi (500K) are 25x in population — Osaka is the larger metro, Toyohashi the smaller; on land area Osaka spans roughly 9.7x more ground.

16x

Osaka is roughly 16x the scale of Toyohashi

Combined population & area comparison

JP flagOsaka
16x
JP flagToyohashi
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.JP flagOsaka12.7M25x
2.JP flagToyohashi500K1x
Area
1.JP flagOsaka2,212 km²9.7x
2.JP flagToyohashi229 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
104 km85 km

JP flagOsaka

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
22 km19 km

JP flagToyohashi

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Osaka vs Toyohashi

Which is cheaper, Osaka or Toyohashi?
Osaka has an estimated monthly cost of $1,671.
How does the climate compare between Osaka and Toyohashi?
Sunny days: 190 vs 216 d — Toyohashi higher Annual sunshine: 2,151 vs 2,278 hrs — Toyohashi higher Winter sunshine: 140 vs 166 hrs/day — Toyohashi higher Hot days (>30°C): 75 vs 68 d — Toyohashi lower Frost days: 6 vs 5 d — Similar Rainy days: 126 vs 139 d — Osaka lower
Is Osaka or Toyohashi safer?
Osaka has a safety score of 5.0/5.
Should I move to Osaka or Toyohashi?
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