New York City vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$2019
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	824K

The cost of living in New York City is 282% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4th and 5016th ($4202 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 15th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sakai

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	New York City	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$12933

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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