Saitama vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$429
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
99
71
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
10.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 119% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4896th and 8597th ($1063 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 537th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 484th and 4919th 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
$9.41
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$4869

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733