Philadelphia vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Philadelphia	Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2584	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5778	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2234	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$732	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4329	$1593
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.33M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 149% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 744th and 5298th ($2584 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 260th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 95th and 750th 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	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2401	$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2372	$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.6	$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2021	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$17943

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886

Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055