Brussels vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Brussels Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
99
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
196K
1.33M

The cost of living in Brussels is 92% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1939th and 5168th ($2030 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Brussels vs Saitama

Prices for goods and services in Brussels and Saitama are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Brussels Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$14598

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096