Saitama vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$429
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
662K

The cost of living in Saitama is 59% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4896th and 587th ($1063 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 7th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 484th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Vancouver

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Saitama Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$14942

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758