Frankfurt vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
776K
1.33M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 113% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1384th and 5168th ($2251 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 148th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Saitama

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Frankfurt Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$14598

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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