Sakai vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sakai	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$518	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$947
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	26
😀 Quality of life	80	57
🏙️ Population	824K	88.3K

The cost of living in Sakai is 42% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 4649th and 6407th ($1146 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 3rd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Sakai compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 558th and 5598th 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	$6.74	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1135	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$788	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.89%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3677	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2734	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.8	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.5	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.3	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8371	$13954

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751