Saitama vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$378
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
53
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
686K

The cost of living in Saitama is 18% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5168th and 6285th ($1055 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 758th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 70th vs 7th best cities to live in Japan, and 1050th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Shizuoka

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Saitama Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$14291

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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
$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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016