Sakai vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sakai	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2696	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$522	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$892	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2108	$149
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	82	45
🏙️ Population	824K	6.87M

The cost of living in Sakai is 82% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4919th and 7717th ($1115 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in Japan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Japan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 639th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Yangon

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	Sakai	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.62	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.61	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$546	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1005	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.1	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3852	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2557	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.58	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.3	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.88	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.4	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.3	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13511	$15435

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599