Melbourne vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
100
77
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.33M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 141% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 829th and 5168th ($2543 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 1st and 1050th 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
$15.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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