Saitama vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$378
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$8550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
82
😀 Quality of life
77
97
🏙️ Population
1.33M
452K

The cost of living in Saitama is 73% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5168th and 11th ($1055 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 2nd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 1050th and 6th 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
$5.57
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117