Saitama vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$7449
🏠 One person rent
$488
$1896
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$3549
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$746
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$6742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
80
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
737K

The cost of living in Saitama is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4495th and 158th ($1196 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 140th 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 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 748th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Seattle

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Saitama Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$29407

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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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9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2642
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2973
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2595
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3239
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2718
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2741
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2625
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2759
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2785
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2606
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2623
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2726
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2462
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2784
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2642
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2532
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2579
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2637
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2338
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2589
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2517
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2604
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2644
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2449
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2598
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2460
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2571
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2406
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2692
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2527
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2523
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2093