Rotterdam vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	96
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	664K	824K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 89% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1336th and 4661st ($2219 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 58th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 51st and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sakai

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	Rotterdam	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$5592

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

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