Adelaide vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Adelaide	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2117	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4412	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$1846	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3276	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	50	95
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	1.39M	824K

The cost of living in Adelaide is 90% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1686th and 4919th ($2117 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 67th in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Adelaide compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 65th and 639th 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	$15.1	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1976	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1526	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7414	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4859	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.3	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.42	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.34	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.9	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.26	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$876	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6919	$13511

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1911
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1771
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1362
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1464
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1738
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1768
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2058
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1673
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1662
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2308
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1681
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1736
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1667
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1728
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1706
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1725
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1813
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2019
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1786
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1747
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1364
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1678
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1568
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1660
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1580
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1599
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1888
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2292
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2127
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2640
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2181
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1839
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1184
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046