Saitama vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2596
🏠 One person rent
$364
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$2066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
80
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
518K

The cost of living in Saitama is 1% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5298th and 5190th ($1037 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 187th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 31st vs 214th best cities to live in Japan, and 750th vs 2064th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Utsunomiya

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Saitama Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.74
🍌 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
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$990
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$974
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$989
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$944
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$998
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$988
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$952
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$994
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$900
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1003
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$963
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$973
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$988
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1016
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$995
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1044
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1017
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$985
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1003
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$997
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$994
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1006
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$997
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1094
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1033
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1020
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1072
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1008
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1026
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1230
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1015
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$996
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1006
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$998
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1099
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$993
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1001
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1004