Saitama vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$429
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Saitama is 9% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4896th and 4509th ($1063 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 30th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Ranked 35th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 484th vs 170th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sapporo

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Saitama Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$10328

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117