Saitama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$368	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$819
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	1.33M	24.7K

The cost of living in Saitama is 33% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5386th and 3466th ($1038 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 592nd and 5469th 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	$6.58	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$8081

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Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$980
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1061
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1095
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1050
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1641
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1052
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1095
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1057
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1065
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1075

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482