Paris vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$1869
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.33M

The cost of living in Paris is 127% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 998th and 5386th ($2357 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$12701

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

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