Saitama vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2927
🏠 One person rent
$429
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$1159
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1017
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
99
49
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.48M

The cost of living in Saitama is 13% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4896th and 4389th ($1063 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 10th in Japan and Mexico, respectively. Check Japan vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 484th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$5586

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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Distance City Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Guadalajara
$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
99 km or 61 mi La Barca
$873
113 km or 70 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
142 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
147 km or 91 mi Autlan
$854
163 km or 101 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
167 km or 104 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
168 km or 104 mi Colima
$672
172 km or 107 mi Aguascalientes
$818
179 km or 111 mi Tepic
$681
183 km or 114 mi Leon
$812
192 km or 119 mi Puerto Vallarta
$1303
195 km or 121 mi Zacapu
$881
200 km or 124 mi Uruapan
$789
206 km or 128 mi Silao
$912
208 km or 129 mi Tecoman
$774
209 km or 130 mi Manzanillo
$741
212 km or 131 mi Apatzingan
$830
213 km or 132 mi Irapuato
$763
214 km or 133 mi Sayulita
$1094
224 km or 139 mi Guanajuato
$1076
229 km or 142 mi Salamanca
$707
243 km or 151 mi Yuriria
$812
243 km or 151 mi Zacatecas
$630
254 km or 158 mi Cortazar
$774
256 km or 159 mi Morelia
$765
269 km or 167 mi Celaya
$682
276 km or 172 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
278 km or 173 mi Fresnillo
$784
296 km or 184 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
313 km or 194 mi Queretaro
$996
332 km or 206 mi Lazaro Cardenas
$900
354 km or 220 mi Rioverde
$915
355 km or 221 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
370 km or 230 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
389 km or 242 mi Durango
$793
394 km or 245 mi Zihuatanejo
$994
419 km or 260 mi Mazatlan
$1185
422 km or 262 mi Toluca
$781