Berlin vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2113
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	824K

The cost of living in Berlin is 104% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1275th and 4967th ($2302 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sakai

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	Berlin	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$13407

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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