Saitama vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
80
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
737K

The cost of living in Saitama is 64% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5386th and 206th ($1038 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 168th 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 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 592nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263