Barcelona vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1593
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 101% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1764th and 5298th ($2087 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 260th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 229th and 750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Saitama

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Barcelona Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$5146
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$9.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$17943

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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