Saitama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$429
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$5439
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.39M

The cost of living in Saitama is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4896th and 26th ($1063 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 484th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$8.8
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$18429

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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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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606