Saitama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$378
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
1.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Saitama is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5168th and 4880th ($1055 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1050th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shanghai

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Saitama Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$27610

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789