Saitama vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$5237
🏠 One person rent
$429
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$2442
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$4454
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
75
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
1.33M
459K

The cost of living in Saitama is 50% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4896th and 1538th ($1063 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1363rd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 484th and 280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Virginia Beach

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Saitama Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$18553

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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
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2788
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2282
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2462
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2005
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$1997
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2284
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2108
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2237
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2229
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2139
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2169
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2020
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2241
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2063
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2428
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1929
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2159
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2053
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2522
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2592
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2014
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2215
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2849
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1787
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2535
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2362
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3079
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2271
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2844
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2426
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2730
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2359
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2369
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2422
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3110
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2150
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2685