Saitama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$368
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.39M

The cost of living in Saitama is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5386th and 45th ($1038 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 592nd and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$21468

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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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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647