Raleigh vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
82
99
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
468K
1.33M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 116% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1246th and 5151st ($2317 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 152nd 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 Raleigh compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 245th and 1177th 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
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$15321

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102