Saitama vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$2820
🏠 One person rent
$488
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$2051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
83
😀 Quality of life
77
70
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.08M

The cost of living in Saitama is 6% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 4495th and 4703rd ($1196 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 11th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 748th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$20733

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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
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$1042
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$1022
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1165
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$1283
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1020
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1400
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1063
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1098
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1070
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1161
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$1070
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1089
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1026
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1122
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$1334
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1129
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1163
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1151
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1092
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1171
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$955
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$974
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1033
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1074
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$900
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$936
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$1040
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1075
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$1055
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$1036
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$1019
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$865
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1038
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$1016
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1565