Saitama vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$429
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.6M

The cost of living in Saitama is 9% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4896th and 4516th ($1063 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 484th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589