Paris vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.33M

The cost of living in Paris is 110% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1216th and 4896th ($2231 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 33rd and 484th 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
$18.6
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

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