Frankfurt vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
776K
1.33M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 108% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1425th and 5151st ($2230 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 152nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 34th and 1177th 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
$18.6
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$15321

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

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