Saitama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$378
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
1.33M
10.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 103% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5168th and 8567th ($1055 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 1050th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shijiazhuang

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Saitama Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$5149

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740