Saitama vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$3612
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	79	80
🏙️ Population	1.33M	543K

The cost of living in Saitama is 47% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5386th and 2005th ($1038 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1656th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 592nd and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Tucson

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	Saitama	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618