Sakai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sakai	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$518	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$2831
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	824K	518K

The cost of living in Sakai is 35% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4649th and 2490th ($1146 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 147th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Sakai compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 558th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Sheffield

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	Sakai	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1135	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$788	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.89%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3677	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2734	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.5	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.3	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8371	$9487

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Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750