Saitama vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$368
$1387
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$2472
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$4493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
75
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
1.33M
459K

The cost of living in Saitama is 54% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5386th and 1277th ($1038 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1122nd 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 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 592nd and 186th 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
$6.58
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$171
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2794
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2202
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2482
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2445
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2217
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2358
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2088
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2295
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2299
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2270
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$2108
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2026
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2202
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2057
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2575
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1917
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2141
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2060
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2504
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2583
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$2022
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2982
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2279
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2917
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1697
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2553
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2417
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3139
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2228
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$2890
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2599
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2777
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2436
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2537
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2577
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3236
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2179
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2701