Auckland vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4648
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1094
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1952
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$233
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3283
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.33M

The cost of living in Auckland is 64% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1924th and 4495th ($1968 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in New Zealand and Japan, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 161st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.02
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.92
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1104
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2191
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1679
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7916
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6301
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.79
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23.7
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$890
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13719
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1709
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1736
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1493
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1506
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1213
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1652
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1182
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1418
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1248
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1457
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1433
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1144
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1444
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1253
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1607
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$1837
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1475
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1248
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1847
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1717
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1746
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1921
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1435
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$808
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$810
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$977
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1448

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125