Saitama vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$488
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$2421
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ 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% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4495th and 4649th ($1196 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 70th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Ranked 46th vs 16th best cities to live in Japan, and 748th vs 558th 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
$5.64
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$8371

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046