Saitama vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Saitama	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1055	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2709	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$631	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$202	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	1.33M	750K

The cost of living in Saitama is 43% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 5168th and 2623rd ($1055 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 86th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 1050th and 292nd 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	$5.57	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.96	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$377	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.07%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5095	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.1	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.38	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.2	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$355	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14598	$15143

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Cities near Saitama

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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310