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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sakai	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1103	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2801	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$470	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2379	$6928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	87
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	824K	1.01M

The cost of living in Sakai is 69% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4716th and 22nd ($1103 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 406th and 69th 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	$6.61	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.24	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$978	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4872	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.74	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.6	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8669	$15889

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123