Saitama vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$368
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
1.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Saitama is 2% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5386th and 5553rd ($1038 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 9th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 592nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Suzhou

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Saitama Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$26560

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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
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645