Sakai vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sakai	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2841	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$518	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2421	$3578
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	34
😀 Quality of life	80	80
🏙️ Population	824K	543K

The cost of living in Sakai is 41% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4649th and 1962nd ($1146 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1679th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Sakai compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 558th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Tucson

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	Sakai	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.34	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.37	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$539	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1135	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$788	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.8	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.89%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3677	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2734	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.5	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.3	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8371	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262