Saitama vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$429
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$2379
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
1.33M
824K

The cost of living in Saitama is 4% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4896th and 4716th ($1063 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Ranked 35th vs 15th best cities to live in Japan, and 484th vs 406th 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
$9.41
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$8669

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Sakai

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