Saitama vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$4240
🏠 One person rent
$488
$1109
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1980
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$2916
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
17
😀 Quality of life
77
85
🏙️ Population
1.33M
216K

The cost of living in Saitama is 35% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 4495th and 2289th ($1196 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 4th in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 748th and 356th 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
$5.64
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$6.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$11415

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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1751
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1676
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1560
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1248
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1253
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1444
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1475
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1457
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1144
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1248
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1433
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1847
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1418
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1182
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1506
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1652
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1717
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1493
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1736
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1709
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$1968
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1670
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1746
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1435
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1213
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1921
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1604