Atlanta vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$1869
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
499K
1.33M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 145% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 714th and 5386th ($2540 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 140th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

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