Saitama vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$488
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$958
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
77
70
🏙️ Population
1.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Saitama is 74% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4495th and 6956th ($1196 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 64th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 748th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tianjin

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Saitama Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$18215

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$349

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5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616