Saitama vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$4469
🏠 One person rent
$488
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$3371
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
1.33M
985K

The cost of living in Saitama is 41% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4495th and 1732nd ($1196 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Japan and Sweden, respectively. Check Japan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 748th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Stockholm

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Saitama Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$7.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$5804

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$957
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1734
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1568
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1487
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1592
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1510
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1510
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1416
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1412
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1252
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1327
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1244
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1242
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1411
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1171
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1302
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1178
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1273
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1599
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1648
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1373
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1279
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1450
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1473
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1495
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1450
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1367
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1434
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1254
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1064
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1373
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$869
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1396
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1441
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1251
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1457
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1239
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1331