Saitama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$380
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
8
😀 Quality of life
77
48
🏙️ Population
1.33M
24.7K

The cost of living in Saitama is 35% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5151st and 3471st ($1073 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 1st in Japan and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Japan vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 1177th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Victoria

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Saitama Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$8971

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419