Saitama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$364
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$832
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
8
😀 Quality of life
80
63
🏙️ Population
1.33M
24.7K

The cost of living in Saitama is 35% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5298th and 3601st ($1037 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Saitama ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 750th and 5581st 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
$5.57
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$8213

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420