Dortmund vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$675
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1511
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
595K
1.33M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 41% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4048th and 5168th ($1482 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 148th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 625th and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Saitama

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Dortmund Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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