Prague vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	96
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	1.38M	824K

The cost of living in Prague is 40% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 3084th and 4661st ($1641 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in the Czech Republic and Japan, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sakai

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	Prague	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.73	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$5592

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052