Saitama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$364
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 21% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5298th and 4455th ($1037 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th 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 31st best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 750th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$17567

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589