Brussels vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
196K
1.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 89% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1988th and 5386th ($1958 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Saitama

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Brussels Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$12701

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075