Saitama vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$3419
🏠 One person rent
$368
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1118
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2652
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
3.76M

The cost of living in Saitama is 25% less expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 5386th and 4132nd ($1038 vs $1385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 18th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. Ranked 24th vs 2nd best cities to live in Japan, and 592nd vs 10th 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
$6.58
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$6813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$3020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$12546

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Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

Cities near Yokohama

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Kawasaki
$1187
12 km or 7.7 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamakura
$1079
16 km or 10 mi Zushi
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujisawa
$1115
17 km or 11 mi Yamato
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Hayama
$1079
19 km or 12 mi Ayase
$976
21 km or 13 mi Yokosuka
$1153
21 km or 13 mi Machida
$1070
21 km or 13 mi Zama
$982
22 km or 14 mi Ebina
$942
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1112
23 km or 15 mi Chigasaki
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Samukawa
$1003
24 km or 15 mi Atsugi
$983
25 km or 15 mi Futtsu
$1085
26 km or 16 mi Chofu
$1124
26 km or 16 mi Inagi
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
27 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
28 km or 17 mi Tama
$1057
28 km or 18 mi Sagamihara
$1060
29 km or 18 mi Mitaka
$1133
29 km or 18 mi Tokyo
$1641
29 km or 18 mi Isehara
$988
29 km or 18 mi Hiratsuka
$1069
29 km or 18 mi Sodegaura
$1086
30 km or 18 mi Fuchu
$1106
30 km or 19 mi Aikawa
$1001
32 km or 20 mi Koganei
$1084
32 km or 20 mi Miura
$1079
32 km or 20 mi Musashino
$1121
32 km or 20 mi Oiso
$1034
33 km or 20 mi Kunitachi
$1073
34 km or 21 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
34 km or 21 mi Hino
$1102
34 km or 21 mi Urayasu
$1096
35 km or 21 mi Kokubunji
$1075
35 km or 22 mi Tachikawa
$1092