Saitama vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1142
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2763
🏠 One person rent
$368
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$417
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$2204
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
83
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
1.33M
971K

The cost of living in Saitama is 9% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 5386th and 4761st ($1038 vs $1142) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 9th in Japan and South Korea, respectively. Check Japan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.9 months in Yongin. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Yongin ranked 27th in South Korea, while ranked 592nd and 2356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$9594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$5713
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$20738

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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 Yongin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi Osan
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Suwon
$970
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1077
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$988
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1041
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1003
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1025
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1074
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$990
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1049
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1036
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1085
42 km or 26 mi Seoul
$1461
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1084
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1068
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1222
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1067
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1008
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$936
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$966
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$941
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1025
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1140
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$1098
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$997
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$989
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1020
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$968
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$1027
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$1043
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$839
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1098
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$1111
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1567