Arlington vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$1869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	74	79
🏙️ Population	394K	1.33M

The cost of living in Arlington is 80% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2251st and 5386th ($1869 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 468th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 1283rd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Saitama

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	Arlington	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$12701

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075