Saitama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$380
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.35M

The cost of living in Saitama is 14% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5151st and 6085th ($1073 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 6th in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1177th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Taoyuan

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Saitama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$17081

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464