Saitama vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$380
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2676
😷 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 5151st and 3249th ($1073 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 64th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 8th 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
$5.84
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005