Barcelona vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$2421
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
98
95
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
1.7M
824K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 61% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2276th and 4649th ($1841 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 70th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 270th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sakai

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Barcelona Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$8371

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046