Reykjavik vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2723
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5671
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$1643
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$2600
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$800
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3682
$2379
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
140K
824K

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 147% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 344th and 4716th ($2723 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 152nd and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Reykjavik Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.05
$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
$1659
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1492
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2694
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2395
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6252
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.6
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.03
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.2
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6072
$8669

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$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991

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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