Louisville vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	246K	824K

The cost of living in Louisville is 68% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2604th and 5016th ($1847 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th and 72nd 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 326th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$12933

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

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