Sakai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sakai	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2696	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$522	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$892	$762
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$23.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2108	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	82	58
🏙️ Population	824K	88.3K

The cost of living in Sakai is 33% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4919th and 6511th ($1115 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 639th and 6102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Suva

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	Sakai	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.62	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$57.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	7.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3852	$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.88	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13511	$13960

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$818
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$997
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$596
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1022
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$684
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$683
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1884
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$751
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$753
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1882
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1878
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1250
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1961
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1716
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1678
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1417
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1678
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1383
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1419
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1312
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$533
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1612
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1423
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1019
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$733
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1493
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1480
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1425
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1252
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1743
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838