Melbourne vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3375
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$488
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1611
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	100	77
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.33M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 83% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1365th and 4495th ($2194 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd in Australia and Japan, respectively. Check Australia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Saitama

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	Melbourne	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$14676

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125