Rotterdam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2637
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6349
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2828
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4180
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
664K
1.33M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 146% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 676th and 5151st ($2637 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 152nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Saitama

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Rotterdam Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.04
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1621
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1308
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2889
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2391
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5975
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4252
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.75
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.1
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.4
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.34
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.22
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.3
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2442
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13439
$15321

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727

Cities near Saitama

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