Barcelona vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 67% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4896th ($1773 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 145th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$13860

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039