Sakai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2704
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$530
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$892
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2113
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
824K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sakai is 12% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4967th and 5585th ($1127 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 415th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Ranked 17th vs 169th best cities to live in Japan, and 701st vs 2145th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Sendai

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Sakai Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4437
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2255
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.6
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13407
$5002

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Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022