Saitama vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$429
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
79
100
🏙️ Population
1.33M
14M

The cost of living in Saitama is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4896th and 3238th ($1063 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Ranked 35th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 484th vs 1st 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
$9.41
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$15051

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063