Saitama vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$429
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
1.33M
419K

The cost of living in Saitama is 52% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4896th and 1237th ($1063 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 484th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Wellington

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Saitama Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$13015

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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

Cities near Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597