Austin vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	96
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	962K	824K

The cost of living in Austin is 111% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 812th and 4661st ($2473 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 58th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 116th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Sakai

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	Austin	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$5592

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052