Saitama vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2904
🏠 One person rent
$488
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$905
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Saitama is 0.7% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4495th and 4470th ($1196 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 39th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Ranked 46th vs 9th best cities to live in Japan, and 748th vs 262nd 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
$5.64
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$10781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1070
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1068
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1068
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1067
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1048
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1014
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1073
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$966
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1069
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1078
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$954
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$933
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$966
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$933
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1039
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1083
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1081
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$972
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$988
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1119
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$976
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$941
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1082
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$947
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$971
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$953
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1114
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$958
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$976
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1065
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1064
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1082
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1085
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1090
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1079
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1082
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1088