Saitama vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1061
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2581
🏠 One person rent
$378
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$766
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1821
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
82
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.08M

The cost of living in Saitama is 0.6% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 5168th and 5145th ($1055 vs $1061) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 13th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Yongin. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 1050th and 2718th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Yongin

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Saitama Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$10990
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$5626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$76.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$14956

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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 Yongin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi Osan
$1019
18 km or 11 mi Suwon
$985
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1179
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1455
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1016
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1053
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$943
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1152
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$1001
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1045
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1033
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1089
42 km or 26 mi Seoul
$1296
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1094
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1090
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1128
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1032
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1052
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$868
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$1040
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$894
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$952
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1062
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$852
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$865
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$982
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1010
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$977
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$917
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$971
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$819
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1009
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$993
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1557