Osaka vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Osaka	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2940	$2801
🏠 One person rent	$430	$470
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$366	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2098	$2379
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	97	96
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	824K

The cost of living in Osaka is 1% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4674th and 4716th ($1116 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Ranked 4th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 15th vs 406th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Sakai

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	Osaka	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.07	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.1	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.21	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$497	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.3	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.81%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6018	$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3500	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.54	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.12	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.3	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8601	$8669

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933

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