Raleigh vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1869
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
468K
1.33M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 139% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 806th and 5386th ($2477 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 202nd and 592nd 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
$18
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$12701

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

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