Meru vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$177
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
25
79
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.33M

The cost of living in Meru is 48% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8393rd and 5386th ($535 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 468th in Kenya and Japan, respectively. Check Kenya vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 8584th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$12701

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075