Saitama vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$4040
🏠 One person rent	$368	$960
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1568
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$2464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	1.33M	750K

The cost of living in Saitama is 41% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5386th and 2708th ($1038 vs $1754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 107th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 592nd and 250th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Winnipeg

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	Saitama	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$3190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$12307

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1367
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1652
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1673
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1782
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2121
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1690
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1515
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1663
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2131
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1753
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1823
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2003
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1414
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1678
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2391
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2416
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2640
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2447
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2485
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1698
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2429
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2400
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2292
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2282
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2280
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2305
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2282
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2256
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2193
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2750