Saitama vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$6276
🏠 One person rent
$364
$1578
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$2764
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$4008
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
80
100
🏙️ Population
1.33M
5.45M

The cost of living in Saitama is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5298th and 649th ($1037 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 750th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sydney

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Saitama Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$7.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$19140

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2181
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1888
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1599
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1568
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1678
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1364
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2019
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1747
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1184
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1667
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1662
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2471
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1813
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2297
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2140
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1725
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1706
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1362
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1639
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1736
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1662
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1674
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1681
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2308
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1768
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1728
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1738
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2065
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1673
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1798
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2058
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1464
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1710