Houston vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2421
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	2.3M	824K

The cost of living in Houston is 98% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1229th and 4649th ($2265 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 97th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Sakai

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	Houston	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$8371

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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