Saitama vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$368
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
40
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.94M

The cost of living in Saitama is 32% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5386th and 6501st ($1038 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 592nd and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$1527

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348