Saitama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$429
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.29M

The cost of living in Saitama is 23% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4896th and 6163rd ($1063 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 484th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$13937

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716