Houston vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Houston	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2221	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5469	$2801
🏠 One person rent	$1319	$470
🏘️ Family rent	$2448	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4662	$2379
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	2.3M	824K

The cost of living in Houston is 101% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1234th and 4716th ($2221 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1107th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Houston ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 86th and 406th 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	$15.4	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.34	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1066	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3100	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4081	$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3710	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.31	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.96	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1282	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23011	$8669

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$997
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$995
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$990
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$988
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1012
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$982
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1015
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$978
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$986
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$994
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$968
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1284
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$933
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$965
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$972
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1006
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1105
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$956
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$969
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$977