Bucharest vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$449
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.33M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 10% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4896th ($961 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 145th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 703rd and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039