Paris vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2517
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5700
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1497
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2629
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$596
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$279
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3732
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
97
80
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.33M

The cost of living in Paris is 143% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 843rd and 5298th ($2517 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 18th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Saitama

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Paris Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.07
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1610
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1211
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2936
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13420
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9330
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.89
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.92
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.54
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15084
$17943

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488

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