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

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Saitama San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$8485
🏠 One person rent
$488
$2688
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$4744
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$6191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
77
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.01M

The cost of living in Saitama is 69% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4495th and 8th ($1196 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 748th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$25839

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2828
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3448
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3295
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3159
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3752
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3187
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3060
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3326
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3002
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3412
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3344
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3448
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3006
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3096
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3437
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3657
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3466
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2811
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3678
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$3041
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2963
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3269
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$3045
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3226
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3785
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3195
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3364
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2135
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3185
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$2968