Saitama vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$4224
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.43M

The cost of living in Saitama is 53% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5386th and 1380th ($1038 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1203rd 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 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 592nd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$10912

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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

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137