Minneapolis vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$2545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	96
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	430K	824K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 92% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1228th and 4661st ($2256 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 234th and 519th 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	$20.1	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$5592

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052