Kansas vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5385
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2164
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4006
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
64
99
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
508K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kansas is 77% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1532nd and 4495th ($2121 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 320th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Saitama

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Kansas Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.29
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2362
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1791
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1909
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.14
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$146
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1376
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28999
$14676

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1825
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2259
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2322
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1992
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2219
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2063
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1922
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2290
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1979
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2124
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2092
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1720
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2000
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1649
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1912
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1337
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1777
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1902
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1549
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1993
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1896
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1534
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1689
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2014
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1569
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1698
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1730
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1794
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2068
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1856
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1750
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1846

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