Rotterdam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2359
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1479
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2435
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1611
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
94
99
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
664K
1.33M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 97% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1038th and 4495th ($2359 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 68th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rotterdam Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.88
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1509
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1241
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2680
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2049
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3934
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.15
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.58
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.4
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.1
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2027
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10730
$14676

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125