Saitama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Saitama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$488
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 1% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4495th and 4534th ($1196 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 748th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Saitama vs Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Saitama vs Taipei

Prices for goods and services in Saitama and Taipei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Saitama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$19749

Cost of living in other countries

SaitamaTaipei

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581