Saitama vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$4112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.43M

The cost of living in Saitama is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5168th and 1833rd ($1055 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 1452nd 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 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 1050th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs San Antonio

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Saitama San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$19123

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093