Saitama vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$368
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
1.33M
824K

The cost of living in Saitama is 12% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5386th and 4661st ($1038 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 58th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Ranked 24th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 592nd vs 519th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sakai

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Saitama Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$5592

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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