Saitama vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$368
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$4523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.87M

The cost of living in Saitama is 67% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5386th and 81st ($1038 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 592nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Singapore City

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Saitama Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$28407

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637