Saitama vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$488
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
77
99
🏙️ Population
1.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Saitama is 26% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4495th and 3019th ($1196 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 46th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 748th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tokyo

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Saitama Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$15235

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101