Saitama vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$364
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$5915
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Saitama is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5298th and 6th ($1037 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 750th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs San Jose, United States

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Saitama San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254