Saitama vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$429
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
53
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
1.33M
686K

The cost of living in Saitama is 9% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4896th and 5464th ($1063 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 474th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 35th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 484th vs 290th 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
$9.41
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$8605

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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 Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052