Funabashi vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Funabashi	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1119	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2785	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$509	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1967	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	95
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	641K	824K

The cost of living in Funabashi is 2% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4950th and 5016th ($1119 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 55th and 72nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Funabashi compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Ranked 24th vs 19th best cities to live in Japan, and 737th vs 663rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Funabashi vs Sakai

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	Funabashi	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.7	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.55	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$344	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$938	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$628	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.91%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4386	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.75	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.4	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14564	$12933

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Cities near Funabashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Narashino	$1083
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Urayasu	$1080
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kamagaya	$1033
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yachiyo	$1073
13 km or 7.8 mi	Matsudo	$1084
13 km or 7.9 mi	Shiroi	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.3 mi	Chiba	$1232
17 km or 11 mi	Yotsukaido	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
18 km or 11 mi	Misato	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1037
19 km or 12 mi	Abiko	$1041
19 km or 12 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
21 km or 13 mi	Inzai	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Soka	$1075
22 km or 14 mi	Sakura	$1039
25 km or 15 mi	Toride	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Ichihara	$1086
25 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
26 km or 16 mi	Shisui	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Tokyo	$1679
26 km or 16 mi	Kawaguchi	$1045
28 km or 17 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
29 km or 18 mi	Moriya	$1034
29 km or 18 mi	Sakae	$1013
30 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1094
30 km or 19 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Tsukubamirai	$997
31 km or 19 mi	Yachimata	$1033
31 km or 19 mi	Noda	$1096
31 km or 19 mi	Ryugasaki	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Toda	$985
31 km or 19 mi	Warabi	$973
31 km or 19 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1199
32 km or 20 mi	Narita	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Kawasaki	$1358
33 km or 20 mi	Tomisato	$1010
35 km or 22 mi	Wako	$1073

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1035
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1038
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$996
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1033
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$972
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$983
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$987
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1010
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$965
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$974
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1034
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1039
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$953
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$980
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$982
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$964
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$950
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$975
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$972
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1010
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$982
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$981
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$988