Saitama vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$4014
🏠 One person rent
$364
$1041
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1826
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
1.33M
6.44K

The cost of living in Saitama is 41% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5298th and 2847th ($1037 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 2nd in Japan and Malta, respectively. Check Japan vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 750th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$12705

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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 Valletta

Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1271
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1161
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1234
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1232
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1085
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1298
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1301
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1176
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1141
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1046
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1341
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$487
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$552
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$455
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$406
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$480
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1425
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1266
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$350
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$607
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$387
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$434
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$381
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$433
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$577
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$529
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1200
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1319
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$382
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$375