Saitama vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$5464
🏠 One person rent
$380
$1512
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$2536
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$4175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
1.33M
459K

The cost of living in Saitama is 55% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5151st and 1097th ($1073 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 940th 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 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 1177th and 304th 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
$5.84
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$15986

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Norfolk
$2385
29 km or 18 mi Chesapeake
$2335
33 km or 20 mi Portsmouth
$2354
40 km or 25 mi Hampton
$2703
51 km or 32 mi Newport News
$2233
58 km or 36 mi Suffolk
$2367
96 km or 60 mi Kill Devil Hills
$2065
127 km or 79 mi Hopewell
$2385
133 km or 82 mi Petersburg
$2378
152 km or 95 mi Richmond
$2379
156 km or 97 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
171 km or 106 mi Salisbury
$1944
187 km or 116 mi Greenville
$2057
192 km or 119 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
208 km or 129 mi Fredericksburg
$2372
215 km or 133 mi Wilson
$2003
215 km or 134 mi Waldorf
$2522
216 km or 134 mi New Bern
$1847
225 km or 140 mi Henderson
$2111
227 km or 141 mi Kinston
$2088
228 km or 142 mi Marumsco
$2588
229 km or 142 mi Woodbridge
$2681
234 km or 146 mi Havelock
$1969
237 km or 147 mi Alexandria
$2877
240 km or 149 mi Springfield
$2379
240 km or 149 mi Annapolis
$2951
243 km or 151 mi Goldsboro
$1773
244 km or 152 mi Bailey's Crossroads
$2581
245 km or 152 mi Bowie
$2544
246 km or 153 mi Washington
$3306
247 km or 154 mi Wake Forest
$2194
247 km or 154 mi Georgetown
$3030
249 km or 155 mi Manassas
$2453
251 km or 156 mi Fairfax
$2818
251 km or 156 mi Greenbelt
$2650
253 km or 157 mi College Park
$2777
255 km or 158 mi Lower Township
$2619
256 km or 159 mi Centreville
$3292
256 km or 159 mi Silver Spring
$2252
256 km or 159 mi Bethesda
$2763