Moscow vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
72
77
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 59% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3277th and 5168th ($1678 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 2774th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Saitama

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Moscow Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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