Jacksonville vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	95
😀 Quality of life	89	82
🏙️ Population	950K	824K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 99% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1415th and 4919th ($2222 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 67th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 278th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Sakai

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	Jacksonville	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$13511

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046