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

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Saitama San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$368
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$6972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Saitama is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5386th and 13th ($1038 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 592nd and 57th 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
$6.58
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$23974

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Cities near Saitama

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146