Liverpool vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Liverpool	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1774	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4525	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$954	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$1757	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2907	$2421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	513K	824K

The cost of living in Liverpool is 55% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2461st and 4649th ($1774 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 70th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Liverpool compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Liverpool ranked 23rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 132nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Liverpool vs Sakai

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	Liverpool	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.49	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.72%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2471	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.53	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.4	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.2	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1465	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15161	$8371

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Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686

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