Phoenix vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2395
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5245
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1494
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2384
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4432
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.61M
1.33M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 100% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 955th and 4495th ($2395 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 146th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$6.21
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2412
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2009
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3133
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.4
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.44
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.8
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.8
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1103
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12281
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1979
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2524
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2342
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2423
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2304
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2413
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2525
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2468
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2328
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2306
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2417
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2353
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2388
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2281
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2296
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2319
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2466
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2423
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2073
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2056
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1957
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2543
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2037
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2013
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2763
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1815
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1926
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2077
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$830
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1947
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$823
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1852
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$788
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2729
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$913
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2724

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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