Sakai vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sakai	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1099	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$519	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2019	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	824K	1.43M

The cost of living in Sakai is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5016th and 1833rd ($1099 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1452nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sakai compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Sakai ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 663rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs San Antonio

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	Sakai	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4966	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2234	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$211	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12933	$19123

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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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093