Saitama vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$378
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
99
93
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
2.36M

The cost of living in Saitama is 7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5168th and 5651st ($1055 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 3rd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1050th and 245th 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
$5.57
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$19490

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473