Kitakyushu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$369
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
935K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 16% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5478th and 4495th ($1003 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 290th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 2236th vs 748th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Saitama

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Kitakyushu Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910

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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