Saitama vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$429
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
40
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.94M

The cost of living in Saitama is 31% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4896th and 6358th ($1063 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 484th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$1785

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361