Rotterdam vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2659
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6362
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1646
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2815
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1511
😷 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 152% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 649th and 5168th ($2659 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Rotterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 20th and 1050th 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
$23.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.79
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.61
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.02
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1650
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2967
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2361
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$278
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6135
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3996
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.92
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.3
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2772
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13092
$14598

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2424
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2365
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2491
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2310
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2389
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2112
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2608
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1865
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2755
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2407
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2247
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3165
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2564
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2354
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2460
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2296
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2399
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2185
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1805
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1739
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2111
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1834
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2341
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1829
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$2053
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2353
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1688
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2197
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1476
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799

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