Saitama vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$368	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	80
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.64M

The cost of living in Saitama is 80% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5386th and 8030th ($1038 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 17th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 592nd and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs South Tangerang

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	Saitama	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$8626

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Cities near Saitama

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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549