Sakai vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sakai	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1099	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$519	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2019	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	824K	686K

The cost of living in Sakai is 23% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5016th and 6285th ($1099 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 758th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Sakai compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 19th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 663rd vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Shizuoka

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	Sakai	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.21	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$671	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.1	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.05%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4966	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2234	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.8	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.7	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.9	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.2	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$211	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12933	$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016