Saitama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$488
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.33M

The cost of living in Saitama is 37% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4495th and 6171st ($1196 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 748th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$18619

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$1081
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$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
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$1111
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$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
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$1169
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$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
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$1079
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$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
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$1108
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$1125

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
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$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
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$627
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$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
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$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
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$443