Sakai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$522
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$892
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2108
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
824K
17.5M

The cost of living in Sakai is 27% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4919th and 6334th ($1115 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 17th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 639th and 1094th 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
$6.62
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3852
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$4.58
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13511
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634