Barcelona vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
98
99
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.33M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 97% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1722nd and 5151st ($2116 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 1177th 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
$17.8
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102