Kansas vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kansas Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5277
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1160
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$696
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.6
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3972
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
508K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kansas is 103% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1700th and 5298th ($2110 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1417th and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Kansas ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 299th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kansas Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.2
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.29
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1123
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$947
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2072
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2177
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.49
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.98
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28880
$17943

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Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2311
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1902
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2248
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2052
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1647
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1841
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2261
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1943
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2120
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1912
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1893
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1368
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1761
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1909
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1638
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1875
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1830
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1848
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1522
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1963
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1535
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1614
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1729
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1816
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2106
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1852
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1899
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1855

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055