Saitama vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
78
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
1.33M
662K

The cost of living in Saitama is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5168th and 890th ($1055 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 1st in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 1050th and 62nd 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
$5.57
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$21273

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884