Adelaide vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	1.39M	824K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 114% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1178th and 5016th ($2355 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 72nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 75th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Sakai

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	Adelaide	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$12933

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988