New York City vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	98	80
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.33M

The cost of living in New York City is 305% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4th and 5298th ($4203 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 260th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 11th and 750th 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	$23.2	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$17943

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055