Saitama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$364
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
80
65
🏙️ Population
1.33M
10.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 105% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5298th and 8645th ($1037 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 750th and 5294th 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
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$4870

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707