Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 43.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.56
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.71
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD1.98
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.49
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 27.9% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.71
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD11.95
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.15
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.34
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.08
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.49
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.88
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.29
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.68
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.37
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.34
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.44
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD124.26
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD174,741.40
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.04
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD46.71
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,584.98
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,632.11
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD151.31
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,448.88
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD36,377.70
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.71
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.25
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.02
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD135.02
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.56
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Saitama
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD88.47
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD57.12
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD121.75
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD137.78
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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