Lima vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$489
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.33M

The cost of living in Lima is 0.2% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5141st and 5151st ($1075 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Peru and Japan, respectively. Check Peru vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 4052nd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Saitama

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Lima Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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