New York City vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$2801
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$470
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$2379
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	824K

The cost of living in New York City is 267% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 6th and 4716th ($4044 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 8th and 406th 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	$24.2	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$8669

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$997
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$995
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$990
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$988
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1012
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$982
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1015
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$978
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$986
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$994
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$968
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1284
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$933
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$965
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$972
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1006
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1105
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$956
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$969
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$977