Reykjavik vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3322
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6846
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$2058
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$916
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
139K
1.33M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 210% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 86th and 5151st ($3322 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd in Iceland and Japan, respectively. Check Iceland vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Reykjavik compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 268th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Saitama

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Reykjavik Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.6
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.19
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2151
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1861
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3373
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2721
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.2
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7832
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6385
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.51
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.49
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.44
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.83
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$176
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30361
$15321

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$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409

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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