Saitama vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$488
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.33M
11.5M

The cost of living in Saitama is 23% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4495th and 5654th ($1196 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 748th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sao Paulo

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Saitama Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$14254

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SaitamaSao Paulo

Cost of living

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611