Male vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$810
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
133K
1.33M

The cost of living in Male is 25% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4490th and 5168th ($1321 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 148th in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5278th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Saitama

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Male Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$14598

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$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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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