Saitama vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Saitama Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$378
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
21
😀 Quality of life
77
46
🏙️ Population
1.33M
6.56M

The cost of living in Saitama is 74% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5168th and 7943rd ($1055 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 1050th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Saitama vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Saitama and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Saitama Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$13867

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Saitama

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619