Saitama vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$380
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
77
80
🏙️ Population
1.33M
824K

The cost of living in Saitama is 5% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5151st and 4967th ($1073 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Ranked 64th vs 17th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 701st 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
$5.84
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$13407

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029