Sakai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1146
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2841
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$518
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
824K
17.7M

The cost of living in Sakai is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4649th and 5950th ($1146 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 12th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Sakai compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 558th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Shenzhen

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Sakai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$539
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$379
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1135
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$788
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.89%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3677
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$30.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.3
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8371
$22267

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609