Saitama vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2458
🏠 One person rent
$429
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$2385
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
1.33M
518K

The cost of living in Saitama is 7% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4896th and 5333rd ($1063 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 397th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 35th vs 200th best cities to live in Japan, and 484th vs 1311th 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
$9.41
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$15188

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$979
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$972
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$974
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$980
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$982
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$988
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$995
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$1011
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$1017
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1009
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1002
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1032
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1082
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$997
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$980
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1044
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1015
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1155
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1089
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1019
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1015
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1026
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1074
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1281
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1058
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1219
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$994
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1034
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1005
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1152
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$980
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$997