Bangkok vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$424	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2108
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	95
😀 Quality of life	75	82
🏙️ Population	5.68M	824K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 14% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5912th and 4919th ($958 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 1890th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sakai

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	Bangkok	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$13511

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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