Saitama vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saitama	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3375	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$488	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1182	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1611	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	99	18
😀 Quality of life	77	60
🏙️ Population	1.33M	932K

The cost of living in Saitama is 26% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4495th and 3004th ($1196 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 9th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 748th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tenerife

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	Saitama	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.64	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.67	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5429	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3586	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14676	$6114

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Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$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
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$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
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$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
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291