Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 3.2 times more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥1,034
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥646
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥141
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥110
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥236
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥895
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥844
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥343
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥289
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥240
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥169
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥199
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥284
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥168
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥89
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥677
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥4,135
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,454,797
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,825
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥5,358
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥62,025
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥36,181
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥16,327
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥28,256
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,860,752
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥336
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥396
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥615
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,686
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,318
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,463
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,618
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥8,012
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥15,506
|
$119.17
|
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