Dubai vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
66
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.33M

The cost of living in Dubai is 125% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1039th and 5151st ($2420 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Saitama

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Dubai Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102