Saitama vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$378
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
77
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.87M

The cost of living in Saitama is 66% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5168th and 165th ($1055 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 1st in Japan and Singapore, respectively. Check Japan vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1050th 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
$5.57
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$27027

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637