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India

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Japan

Saitama vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 93.2% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Saitama
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Saitama
Housing: pay 68.6% more in Saitama
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.5% more in Saitama
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Saitama

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Saitama are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saitama.

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Saitama vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saitama instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 ₹294.44	$5.69 ¥900	+83.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$4.74 ¥750	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹37.99	$0.71 ¥112	+77.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 ₹13.30	$0.62 ¥97	+340.5%
Average			+62.6%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Bangalore	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹52.48	$1.70 ¥268	+207.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 ₹288.17	$5.18 ¥819	+70.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 ₹220.73	$5.37 ¥849	+131.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.17	$2.04 ¥322	+87.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₹161.67	$2.50 ¥395	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₹120.28	$2.58 ¥408	+103.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 ₹31.18	$1.00 ¥158	+205.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₹51.69	$1.31 ¥206	+139.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹16.88	$1.90 ¥300	+969.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.51	$1.17 ¥185	+615.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.72 ¥113	+326.6%
Average			+197.7%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.27	$4.11 ¥649	-2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	+72.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 ₹314.07	$24.67 ¥3,899	+646.0%
Average			+61.2%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.6% more for housing

	Bangalore	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.22 ₹970.54	$32.16 ¥5,082	+214.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.17 ₹29,168.92	$411.23 ¥64,980	+33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.34 ₹16,365.84	$237.25 ¥37,488	+37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 ₹2,201.99	$101.00 ¥15,960	+335.6%
Average			+68.6%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of housing

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Bangalore	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.13 ₹9,698.71	$632.30 ¥99,913	+519.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,219.18 ₹306K	$14,725.05 ¥2M	+357.4%
Average			+432.1%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of childcare

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pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ₹215.92	$2.53 ¥400	+11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ₹213.74	$3.01 ¥475	+33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$3.80 ¥600	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.57 ₹1,763.13	$62.63 ¥9,897	+237.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 ₹441.66	$11.07 ¥1,749	+138.0%
Average			+78.5%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.56 ₹3,091.50	$34.80 ¥5,498	+6.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.08 ₹2,856.56	$25.31 ¥3,999	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,973.99	$55.36 ¥8,747	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.38 ₹3,739.82	$63.27 ¥9,997	+60.6%
Average			+11.2%

Bangalore vs. Saitama - Cost of clothing

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