Sakai vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sakai	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1174	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2905	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$517	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1020	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	824K	1.01M

The cost of living in Sakai is 68% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4661st and 13th ($1174 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 11th 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 2.2 months in Sakai compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 519th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs San Jose, United States

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	Sakai	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.8	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2898	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.7	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$69.8	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5592	$23974

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Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146