Chicago vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
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 124% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 529th and 4495th ($2678 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 23rd and 748th 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
$21.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$14676

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ChicagoSaitama

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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