Barcelona vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 54% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2276th and 4495th ($1841 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 270th and 748th 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
$15
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125