Saitama vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$429
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$3866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.43M

The cost of living in Saitama is 52% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4896th and 1242nd ($1063 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1113th 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 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 484th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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$2146
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$2158
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$2175
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$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
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$2186
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$2590
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$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
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$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
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$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
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$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108