Paris vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.33M

The cost of living in Paris is 131% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 916th and 5151st ($2480 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 14th and 1177th 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
$17
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$15321

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102