Saitama vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Saitama Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$364
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
662K

The cost of living in Saitama is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5298th and 931st ($1037 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 4th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 750th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Saitama vs Vancouver infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Saitama vs Vancouver

Prices for goods and services in Saitama and Vancouver are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Saitama Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$19787

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Saitama

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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812