Detroit vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
639K
1.33M

The cost of living in Detroit is 86% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4896th ($1979 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 145th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 172nd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Saitama

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Detroit Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$13860

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Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039