Sakai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sakai	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2696	$4601
🏠 One person rent	$522	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$892	$1904
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$512
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2108	$3306
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	824K	518K

The cost of living in Sakai is 41% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4919th and 2353rd ($1115 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 149th 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 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 639th and 148th 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	$6.62	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3852	$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.88	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$73
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13511	$24382

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Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1588
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1507
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1617
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1830
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1669
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1833
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1887
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1698
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2067
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1921
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1783
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1746
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1658
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1831
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1788
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2034
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2001
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1968
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1918
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1413
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1759
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1850
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$2040
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1974
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1513
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1849
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1578
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2011
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1851