Saitama vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$378
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
1.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Saitama is 37% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5168th and 3273rd ($1055 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Ranked 70th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 1050th vs 9th 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
$5.57
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$17493

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006