Hangzhou vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$405
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 20% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6527th and 5151st ($860 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 152nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 3360th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Saitama

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Hangzhou Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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