Saitama vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$368
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
79
99
🏙️ Population
1.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Saitama is 37% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5386th and 3085th ($1038 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 4th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 24th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 592nd 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
$6.58
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$15495

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Cities near Saitama

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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033