Saitama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$3289
🏠 One person rent
$488
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1023
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$2647
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
77
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.76M

The cost of living in Saitama is 10% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 4495th and 4098th ($1196 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 18th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in Yokohama. Ranked 46th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 748th vs 8th 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
$5.64
$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$13410

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1012
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1028
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1143
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1039
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$960
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1091
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$1023
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$908
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$983
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$948
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1138
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1084
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1065
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1150
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1607
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$969
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1090
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1122
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$993
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1103
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1060
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1089
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1116
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1099
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1099
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1109