Saitama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$378
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1039
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.76M

The cost of living in Saitama is 20% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5168th and 4478th ($1055 vs $1326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 17th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. Ranked 70th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 1050th vs 13th 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
$5.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$939
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$79.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$6237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$3857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$58.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$44.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$15140

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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

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1358
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1118
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1088
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1108
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1005
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1085
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$922
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1120
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$967
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$859
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$958
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$951
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1128
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1090
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$978
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1144
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1679
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$946
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1037
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1094
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1105
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$959
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1087
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1131
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1004
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1070
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1080
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1094