Saitama vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Saitama Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$380
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
48
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
1.33M
389K

The cost of living in Saitama is 15% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5151st and 4667th ($1073 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Japan and Albania, respectively. Check Japan vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 1177th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Saitama vs Tirana

Prices for goods and services in Saitama and Tirana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Saitama Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$6657

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013