Amsterdam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
921K
1.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 200% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 138th and 5168th ($3165 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 1050th 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
$22
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$14598

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096