Saitama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$380
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$705
😷 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 118% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5151st and 8757th ($1073 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 518th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 1177th and 4718th 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
$5.84
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$5006

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716