Minneapolis vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$2421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	430K	824K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 101% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1145th and 4649th ($2308 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 237th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Sakai

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	Minneapolis	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$8371

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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