Nicosia vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$701
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
330K
1.33M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 30% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4220th and 5386th ($1352 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 468th in Cyprus and Japan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 469th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$12701

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075