Amsterdam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
921K
1.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 198% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 126th and 5151st ($3203 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 13th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Saitama

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Amsterdam Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$15321

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102