Saitama vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$368
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
81
😀 Quality of life
79
98
🏙️ Population
1.33M
447K

The cost of living in Saitama is 69% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5386th and 41st ($1038 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 3rd in Japan and Switzerland, respectively. Check Japan vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 2 months in Zurich. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 592nd 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
$6.58
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843