Minneapolis vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	95
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	430K	824K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 113% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1095th and 4919th ($2380 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 215th and 639th 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	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$13511

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

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