Common information
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 1 193 350
Cost of living and prices in Saitama
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre217USD/month
- in city centre401USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 6 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 33 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 10 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 1 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 7 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 5 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 21 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 22,348 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 18,222 USD |
Entertainment
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 12 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 22 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 20 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 50 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 33 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 142 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 15 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 401 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 217 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,789 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 1.86 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Saitama
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 18 |
| Average temperature, °C | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 14 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
| Record low, °C | 8 | 0 | -3 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 12 | -11 |
| Rain, days | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 72 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fog, days | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 200 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 216 | 186 | 76 | 51 | 46 | 65 | 87 | 103 | 142 | 201 | 188 | 210 | 1571 |
| Relative humidity, % | 85 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 75 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 85 | 78 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 76 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 69 | 64 | 58 | 50 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 61 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 60 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| Monthly sunshine, часов | 118 | 133 | 147 | 175 | 188 | 167 | 163 | 175 | 173 | 123 | 144 | 175 | 1881 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 19 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 106 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 342 | 164 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 207 | 292 | 431 | 474 | 1966 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |