Saitama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3307
🏠 One person rent
$380
$606
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1036
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2765
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.76M

The cost of living in Saitama is 20% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5151st and 4482nd ($1073 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Ranked 64th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 1177th vs 26th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Yokohama

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Saitama Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$16118

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1127
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1104
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1126
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1100
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$957
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1138
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$980
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$909
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1056
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$993
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$982
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1116
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1160
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1104
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1073
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$992
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1176
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$981
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1076
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1118
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1137
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$985
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1116
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1096
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1155
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1035
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1144
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1097
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1107
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1130