Saitama vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Saitama	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1037	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2691	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$364	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$607	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1593	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	80	50
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.64M

The cost of living in Saitama is 83% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 5298th and 8109th ($1037 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 9th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 750th and 6644th 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	$5.57	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$393	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5146	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.6	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.62	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.86	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.5	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.1	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.4	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$268	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17943	$7522

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Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$961
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1033
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$997
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$961
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$994
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$990
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$952
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$976
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$998
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1698
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$981
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1017
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1055

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502