Saitama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$364
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
1.33M
24.9M

The cost of living in Saitama is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5298th and 4879th ($1037 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 5th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 750th and 1383rd 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
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753