Sakai vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sakai	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$2207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2696	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$522	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$892	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2108	$3556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	824K	633K

The cost of living in Sakai is 50% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4919th and 1455th ($1115 vs $2207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 3rd in Japan and Germany, respectively. Check Japan vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Stuttgart ranked 12th in Germany, while ranked 639th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Stuttgart

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	Sakai	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.62	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$4.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$321
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3852	$6802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.88	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$68
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13511	$17949

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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 Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1954
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1944
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1931
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1922
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1919
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1913
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1900
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1900
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1893
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1892
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1879
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1871
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1873
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1844
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1842
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1769
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1803
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1793
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1846
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1819
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1980
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1836
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1688
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1876
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1748
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1726
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1565
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1863
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1726
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1909
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1787
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1844
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1791
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1738
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1725
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1846
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1752
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1763