Lima vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$466
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
77
99
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.33M

The cost of living in Lima is 2% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5300th and 5168th ($1034 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 3484th and 1050th 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
$4.53
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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