Amsterdam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
96
80
🏙️ Population
921K
1.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 201% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 143rd and 5298th ($3118 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 260th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 31st and 750th 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
$21.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$17943

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055