Saitama vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$378
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
1.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Saitama is 6% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5168th and 5618th ($1055 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1050th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shenzhen

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Saitama Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648