Saitama vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$488
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$2528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
99
52
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
686K

The cost of living in Saitama is 28% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4495th and 5882nd ($1196 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 732nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Ranked 46th vs 10th best cities to live in Japan, and 748th vs 271st 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
$5.64
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$8368

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083