Saitama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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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