Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Japan

Saitama vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 14.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% more in Saitama
Groceries: pay 48.7% more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Saitama
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Saitama
Childcare: pay 8.8% less in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Saitama
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Saitama

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Saitama are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Saitama.

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Saitama vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.0% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB102.69	$5.68 ¥909	+83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB205.38	$4.68 ¥749	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB26.22	$0.74 ¥118	-7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB11.04	$0.68 ¥109	+104.5%
Average			+39.0%

Bangkok vs. Saitama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB47.69	$1.75 ¥281	+21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB281.68	$4.86 ¥778	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB239.43	$5.51 ¥883	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB75.65	$2.21 ¥354	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB45.71	$2.64 ¥423	+91.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB52.68	$2.63 ¥421	+65.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.05	$1.06 ¥169	+29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB33.90	$1.76 ¥281	+71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB28.25	$2.64 ¥422	+209.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.86	$1.44 ¥231	+100.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB21.50	$0.76 ¥121	+16.7%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB155.42	$4.43 ¥709	-5.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,232.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB385.09	$24.99 ¥4,001	+114.9%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Bangkok	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB559.94	$32.74 ¥5,242	+93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB22,358.05	$417.65 ¥66,860	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,663.59	$245.02 ¥39,224	-23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,274.93	$105.54 ¥16,895	+53.6%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 8.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB20,182.62	$271.75 ¥43,503	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB442K	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+37.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB92.42	$2.00 ¥321	-28.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB84.14	$3.01 ¥481	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB145.56	$4.01 ¥642	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,690.27	$66.16 ¥10,591	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB267.00	$11.69 ¥1,872	+45.1%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,947.64	$36.75 ¥5,884	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,259.66	$26.73 ¥4,279	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,452.36	$57.87 ¥9,264	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB3,029.37	$66.82 ¥10,698	-26.9%
Average			-34.6%

Bangkok vs. Saitama - Cost of clothing

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