Chicago vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.33M

The cost of living in Chicago is 170% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 358th and 5168th ($2851 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 148th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Saitama

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Chicago Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$14598

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096