Saitama vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2583
🏠 One person rent
$368
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2514
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
1.33M
518K

The cost of living in Saitama is 0.9% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5386th and 5301st ($1038 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 24th vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 592nd vs 1569th 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
$6.58
$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi Kanuma
$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi Kaminokawa
$1019
13 km or 8 mi Takanezawa
$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi Mibu
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Sakura
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Mooka
$1032
18 km or 11 mi Shimotsuke
$1036
21 km or 13 mi Mashiko
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Tochigi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Nasukarasuyama
$1045
27 km or 17 mi Oyama
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Yuki
$1043
28 km or 18 mi Chikusei
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Yaita
$1056
31 km or 19 mi Sakuragawa
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Nikko
$1105
37 km or 23 mi Otawara
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Nogi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Sano
$1105
41 km or 25 mi Yachiyo
$1036
41 km or 26 mi Shimotsuma
$1026
44 km or 27 mi Koga
$1066
44 km or 27 mi Kasama
$1063
45 km or 28 mi Ashikaga
$1188
46 km or 28 mi Tatebayashi
$1105
47 km or 29 mi Hitachiomiya
$1067
48 km or 30 mi Nasushiobara
$1067
49 km or 30 mi Ora
$1145
50 km or 31 mi Sakai
$1048
52 km or 32 mi Hanyu
$1085
52 km or 32 mi Kiryu
$1319
53 km or 33 mi Kazo
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Ota
$1245
54 km or 34 mi Ishioka
$1040
54 km or 34 mi Satte
$1046
54 km or 34 mi Omitama
$1059
54 km or 34 mi Oizumi
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Kasumigaura
$1026
55 km or 34 mi Naka
$1082
56 km or 35 mi Bando
$1036