Saitama vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$378
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2019
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 5168th and 5016th ($1055 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 72nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Sakai. Ranked 70th vs 19th best cities to live in Japan, and 1050th vs 663rd 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
$5.57
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$12933

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1035
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1038
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$996
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1033
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$972
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$983
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1059
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1026
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$987
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1010
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$965
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$974
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$953
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$980
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$982
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$964
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$950
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$975
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$972
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$982
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$981
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$988