Monday, September 20, 2010

Japan, Osaka - Cost of Living

The economy of Japan is the second largest in the world, after the United States at around $5 trillion USD in terms of nominal GDP and third after the United States and China when adjusted for purchasing power parity. Banking, insurance, real estate, retailing, transportation, telecommunications and construction are all major industries. Japan has a large industrial capacity and is home to some of the largest, leading and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles and processed foods. The service sector accounts for three quarters of the gross domestic product.

 

Osaka is the third largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama. Osaka is the commercial capital of Japan and functions as one of the command centers for the Japanese economy. Commerce, services, and manufacturing are the three major industries.

 

Osaka has an overall cost of living index which equates it with high cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups.

 

The latest cost of living rank for each of the 13 Basket Groups is now available.

 

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