Saitama vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$364
$1408
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$2484
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$2682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
79
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
1.33M
568K

The cost of living in Saitama is 55% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5298th and 1272nd ($1037 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 13th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 750th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$12061

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2325
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1952
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2457
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2172
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2379
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1987
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2443
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1842
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1791
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2079
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2414
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2644
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2480
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2603
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2649
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2632
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2655
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2678
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2669
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2723
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2730
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1812
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2674
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2907
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3269
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3162
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2525
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3313
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2812
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2851
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2741