Saitama vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$380
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$6864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
82
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
1.33M
449K

The cost of living in Saitama is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5151st and 13th ($1073 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 1177th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Zurich

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Saitama Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171