Saitama vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$6618
😷 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 67% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5168th and 126th ($1055 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 94th 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 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 1050th and 147th 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
$5.57
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$30033

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2580
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2765
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2098