Saitama vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$380
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
53
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
686K

The cost of living in Saitama is 12% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5151st and 5951st ($1073 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 630th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 64th vs 8th best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 246th 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
$5.84
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$16729

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Cities near Saitama

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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063