Frankfurt vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
776K
1.33M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 66% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1863rd and 4495th ($1989 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 47th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$14676

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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