Saitama vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
80
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
1.33M
568K

The cost of living in Saitama is 57% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 5386th and 890th ($1038 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 10th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 592nd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$12698

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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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655