Mesa vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2298
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5364
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2408
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$677
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$86
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3995
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
68
99
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
504K
1.33M

The cost of living in Mesa is 114% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1283rd and 5151st ($2298 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1085th and 152nd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Mesa ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 142nd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Saitama

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Mesa Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1421
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1978
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2933
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3509
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1191
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15548
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2396
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$3022
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2357
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2490
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1961
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2345
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2227
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2359
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2338
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2312
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2353
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2444
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2366
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2324
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2050
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2316
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1930
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2059
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2589
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2110
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$776
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2798
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1764
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1842
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1919
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$890
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1838
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2777
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$1004

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102