Berlin vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1596
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 115% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1275th and 5151st ($2302 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 152nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Saitama

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Berlin Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$15321

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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