Saitama vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saitama	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3375	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$488	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1182	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1611	$388
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	99	82
😀 Quality of life	77	43
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.64M

The cost of living in Saitama is 123% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4495th and 8367th ($1196 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 20th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 748th and 6727th 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	$5.64	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.67	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5429	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3586	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14676	$7711

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Cities near Saitama

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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506