Saitama vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$921
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2284
🏠 One person rent
$368
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$24.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$1530
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
99
26
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
1.33M
88.3K

The cost of living in Saitama is 13% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 5386th and 6078th ($1038 vs $921) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 1st in Japan and Fiji, respectively. Check Japan vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Suva. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 592nd and 5198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$739
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$683
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$8.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$11167

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Nasinu
$898
114 km or 71 mi Nadi
$901
118 km or 73 mi Lautoka
$603
745 km or 463 mi Nukualofa
$963
755 km or 469 mi Mua
$961
1072 km or 666 mi Vaiaku
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Funafuti
$596
1073 km or 667 mi Port Vila
$2349
1112 km or 691 mi Manase
$661
1145 km or 711 mi Apia
$661
1233 km or 766 mi Luganville
$3054
1328 km or 825 mi Dumbea
$1700
1332 km or 827 mi Noumea
$1755
1335 km or 830 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Whangarei
$1531
2086 km or 1296 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
2112 km or 1312 mi Auckland
$2205
2121 km or 1318 mi Waitakere
$1848
2125 km or 1320 mi Manukau
$1939
2148 km or 1335 mi Pukekohe
$1634
2180 km or 1355 mi Auki
$1464
2185 km or 1358 mi Tauranga
$1791
2206 km or 1371 mi Hamilton
$1671
2216 km or 1377 mi Honiara
$1459
2234 km or 1388 mi Rotorua
$1274
2253 km or 1400 mi South Tarawa
$521
2283 km or 1419 mi Gisborne
$1654
2297 km or 1427 mi Taupo
$1569
2306 km or 1433 mi Avarua
$1099
2325 km or 1445 mi Yaren
$629
2364 km or 1469 mi New Plymouth
$1447
2379 km or 1478 mi Napier
$1403
2397 km or 1490 mi Hastings
$1205
2446 km or 1520 mi Whanganui
$1573
2486 km or 1545 mi Palmerston North
$1318
2553 km or 1586 mi Masterton
$1334
2554 km or 1587 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
2578 km or 1602 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
2580 km or 1603 mi Porirua
$1844
2589 km or 1608 mi Lower Hutt
$1866