Saitama vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$990
🏠 One person rent
$364
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$271
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
40
😀 Quality of life
80
55
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.94M

The cost of living in Saitama is 47% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5298th and 7068th ($1037 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 2nd in Japan and India, respectively. Check Japan vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 750th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$922

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333