Saitama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$380
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$1619
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.44M

The cost of living in Saitama is 15% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5151st and 4661st ($1073 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1177th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Taipei

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Saitama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$18442

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5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602