Saitama vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
99
87
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
1.33M
518K

The cost of living in Saitama is 43% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 5386th and 2462nd ($1038 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 167th in Japan and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 592nd and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855