Saitama vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$364
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$940
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
1.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Saitama is 60% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5298th and 7452nd ($1037 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 98th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 750th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$18657

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573