Philadelphia vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.33M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 117% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 664th and 4495th ($2597 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 138th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$14676

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125