Saitama vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$368
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
1.33M
13.9M

The cost of living in Saitama is 46% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5386th and 6862nd ($1038 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 81st in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 592nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618