Sakai vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sakai	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1174	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2905	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$517	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$1020	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2545	$2869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	17
😀 Quality of life	80	84
🏙️ Population	824K	216K

The cost of living in Sakai is 47% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4661st and 1293rd ($1174 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Sakai compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 519th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Wellington

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	Sakai	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.16	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3851	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2898	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.72	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.7	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$69.8	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5592	$13500

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700