Raleigh vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
468K
1.33M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 100% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 972nd and 4495th ($2388 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 221st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Saitama

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Raleigh Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$3.33
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$14676

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682

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