Baltimore vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$2113
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	95
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	586K	824K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 98% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1414th and 4967th ($2234 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 70th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 164th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sakai

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	Baltimore	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$13407

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1047
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1071
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1049
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$996
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1031
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$994
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$999
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1045
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1162
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1044
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$981
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1004
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1046
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$996
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1041
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1008
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1029