Saitama vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$4466
🏠 One person rent
$364
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1794
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$4100
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.43M

The cost of living in Saitama is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5298th and 1930th ($1037 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 1571st in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 750th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$15049

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2164
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2178
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2233
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2210
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2215
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2222
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2169
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2416
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2221
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2241
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2196
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2148
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2188
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2105
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2022
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2011
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$943
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1697
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2136
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1862
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1981
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1719
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$944
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$748
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1993
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1900
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2209
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2279
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2229
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2216
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2770
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2730
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2240
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2094
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1828
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2177
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2154