Fresno vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5290
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2614
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
42
99
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
542K
1.33M

The cost of living in Fresno is 98% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1005th and 4495th ($2371 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Fresno compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 659th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fresno Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.5
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1287
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2393
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2299
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2801
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.83
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.18
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.61
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.7
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12984
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2361
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2490
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2773
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2501
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2453
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2494
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2559
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2120
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2303
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2599
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2154
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2370
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2775
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2555
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2603
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2490
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2422
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2588
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2792
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2801
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2934
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2740
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2346
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2571
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2433
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2238
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3006
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2033
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3074
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2306
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2622
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2646
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3437
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2536
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2135
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1995
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2717
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2170

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