Saitama vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$368	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	95
😀 Quality of life	79	63
🏙️ Population	1.33M	11.5M

The cost of living in Saitama is 3% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5386th and 5616th ($1038 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Brazil, respectively. Check Japan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 592nd and 4573rd 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	$6.58	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629