Almaty vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$585
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 1% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4975th and 4896th ($1051 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 4635th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039