Brussels vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
92
77
🏙️ Population
196K
1.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 92% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5151st ($2065 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 1177th 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
$24.7
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$15321

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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