Kitakyushu vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2615
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$436
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$735
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
935K
1.33M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 1% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5254th and 5168th ($1041 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 188th and 148th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Ranked 9th vs 70th best cities to live in Japan, and 201st vs 1050th 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
$7.03
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4927
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.64
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12027
$14598

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Cities near Kitakyushu

Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096