Nagoya vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nagoya Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1141
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2892
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$481
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$818
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1896
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.33M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 8% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4892nd and 5168th ($1141 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 148th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nagoya compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Ranked 41st vs 70th best cities to live in Japan, and 865th vs 1050th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Saitama

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Nagoya Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.3
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.8
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.1
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$572
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14392
$14598

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$966
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$961
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$954
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$966
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$958
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$958
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$961
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$948
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$943
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$963
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$958
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$938
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$961
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$949
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$947
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$958
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$937
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$958
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$945
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$942
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$957
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$960
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$947
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$940
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$961
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$913
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$931
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$930
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$957
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$958
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$922
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$937
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$921
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$914
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$941
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$938
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$955
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$931

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