Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 52.5% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Saitama instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.05
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.67
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.13
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,785.55
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,355.05
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.36
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 63.3% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,713.33
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.53
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.62
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.93
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.11
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.05
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.17
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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