Saitama vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$4399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
99
😀 Quality of life
79
99
🏙️ Population
1.33M
4.84M

The cost of living in Saitama is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5386th and 312th ($1038 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 592nd and 4th 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
$6.58
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$18951

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754