Sakai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sakai	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1174	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2905	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$517	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1020	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$4523
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	89
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	824K	5.87M

The cost of living in Sakai is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4661st and 81st ($1174 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Sakai compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 519th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Singapore City

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	Sakai	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2898	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$69.8	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5592	$28407

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Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637