Saitama vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1763
🏠 One person rent
$488
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
1.33M
9.07M

The cost of living in Saitama is 122% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4495th and 8334th ($1196 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 454th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 748th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shenyang

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Saitama Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$24404

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$459
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$495
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$514
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$520
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$455
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$500
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$508
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$496
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$514
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$524
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$508
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$492
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$517
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$524
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$517
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$516
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$542
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$509
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$513
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$503
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$581
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$461
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$538
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$505
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$543
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$493
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$520
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$586
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$517
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1549
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$574
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$585
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$573
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1547
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$500