Antwerp vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$3331
🏠 One person rent
$780
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1156
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$2008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
87
99
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
529K
1.33M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 36% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2677th and 4344th ($1537 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 146th and 335th among best cities to live in the world.

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Antwerp Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$3.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$1268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
1.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$4602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$6375

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1049
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1057
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1051
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1055
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1051
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1066
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1048
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1050
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1045
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1088
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1049
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1051
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1081
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1021
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1048
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1047
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1047
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1778
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1063
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1076
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1074
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1054
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1056
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1062