Saitama vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$4315
🏠 One person rent
$378
$978
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$3547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
46
😀 Quality of life
77
81
🏙️ Population
1.33M
398K

The cost of living in Saitama is 42% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5168th and 2761st ($1055 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 1934th 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 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in Wichita. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 1050th and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Wichita

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Saitama Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$15897

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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
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1859
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1296
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1449
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1597
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1357
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1809
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1908
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1833
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1830
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1790
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1836
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1574
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1902
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1853
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1901
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1505
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1702
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1904
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1902
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1832
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1917
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1646
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2173
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1871
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1931
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1942
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1952
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1924
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2327
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1824
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2008
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1885
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2372
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2307
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2499
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2349
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2085
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1846
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2357