Saitama vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$364
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$2574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
100
😀 Quality of life
80
99
🏙️ Population
1.33M
14.3M

The cost of living in Saitama is 39% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5298th and 3130th ($1037 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 3rd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Ranked 31st vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 750th vs 4th 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
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$14795

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961