Saitama vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$429
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$818
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
8
😀 Quality of life
79
59
🏙️ Population
1.33M
24.7K

The cost of living in Saitama is 34% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4896th and 3034th ($1063 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 484th and 5511th 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
$9.41
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$8062

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524