Sakai vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sakai	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1099	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$519	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$669
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2019	$1115
😷 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 9% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5016th and 5531st ($1099 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 360th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sakai compared to 1.1 months in Sendai. Ranked 19th vs 228th best cities to live in Japan, and 663rd vs 2040th 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	$6.21	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4966	$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2234	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$211	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12933	$4242

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$935
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$934
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$936
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$939
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$937
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$943
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$937
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$943
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$938
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$941
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$957
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$960
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$964
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$964
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$975
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$928
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$944
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$924
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$949
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$954
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$980
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$933
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$982
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$904
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$914
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$932
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$935
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$994
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$950
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1004
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1007
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$956
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$978
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1014