Saitama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$368
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$1084
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.33M

The cost of living in Saitama is 20% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5386th and 6227th ($1038 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 592nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$13630

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691