Bucharest vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$562
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
84
77
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 9% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4877th and 5168th ($1148 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 148th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 482nd and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Saitama

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Bucharest Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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