Almaty vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3331
🏠 One person rent
$434
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$2008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
50
99
😀 Quality of life
64
81
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 32% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6284th and 4344th ($775 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 4680th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
1.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$4602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$3072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$6375

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1049
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1057
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1051
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1055
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1051
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1066
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1048
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1050
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1045
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1088
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1049
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1051
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1081
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1021
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1048
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1047
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1778
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1063
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1076
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1074
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1054
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1056
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1062