Philadelphia vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Philadelphia	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2541	$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6190	$3066
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2715	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4036	$1869
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	99	99
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.33M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 145% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 710th and 5386th ($2541 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 637th and 468th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Philadelphia ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 130th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Saitama

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	Philadelphia	Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3091	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3533	$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2340	$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1909	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20863	$12701

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750

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