New York City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$3283
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$1287
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$1764
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	96	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.33M

The cost of living in New York City is 280% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 6th and 4896th ($4044 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 145th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 8th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Saitama

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	New York City	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$13860

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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	$988
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1053
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1192
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1556
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1030
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1067
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1039