Delhi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$221
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$1611
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
26.5M
1.33M

The cost of living in Delhi is 57% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8558th and 4495th ($510 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 42nd in India and Japan, respectively. Check India vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 5071st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Delhi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

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