Saitama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$3311
🏠 One person rent
$364
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$2542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
80
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.76M

The cost of living in Saitama is 22% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5298th and 4404th ($1037 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Ranked 31st vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 750th vs 15th 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
$5.57
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$18032

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1071
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1051
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1076
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1017
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$959
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1139
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$958
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$935
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1046
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$968
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1113
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1058
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1040
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1698
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$971
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1078
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1073
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1088
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$971
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1029
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1050
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1085
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1068
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1073