Paris vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$2108
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	97	82
🏙️ Population	2.15M	824K

The cost of living in Paris is 126% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 843rd and 4919th ($2517 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 639th 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	$16.9	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$13511

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046