Male vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$818
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$1593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
133K
1.33M

The cost of living in Male is 27% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4439th and 5298th ($1320 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 260th 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 5057th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$17943

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$1445
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$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055