Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 18.7% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.29
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.05
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.55
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.19
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.09
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.14
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.62
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.32
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.18
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.76
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.59
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.15
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.07
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.59
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.43
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 95.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.69
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥244.08
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥146,447.66
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.00
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥95.80
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,836.18
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,960.87
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥297.28
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 66.6% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,896.97
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥178,049.53
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.76
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.31
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.41
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥438.20
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.58
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥462.24
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥248.22
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥601.37
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥793.66
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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