Saitama vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2140
🏠 One person rent
$378
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$829
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$23.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
26
😀 Quality of life
77
61
🏙️ Population
1.33M
88.3K

The cost of living in Saitama is 18% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5168th and 6307th ($1055 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 3rd in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Suva. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 1050th and 5753rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Suva

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Saitama Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
7.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$8.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$33.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$13584

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Nasinu
$910
114 km or 71 mi Nadi
$1095
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$680
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$1032
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$1033
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$714
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$714
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2036
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$790
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$789
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$2020
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1844
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1911
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1239
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2100
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1752
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1553
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1530
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1491
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1660
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1424
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1502
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1259
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$526
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1647
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1475
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1075
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$788
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1261
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1653
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1503
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1400
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1395
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1440
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1803
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1869