Paris vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$2421
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	2.15M	824K

The cost of living in Paris is 98% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1222nd and 4649th ($2267 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sakai

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	Paris	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$8371

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046