Saitama vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$5447
🏠 One person rent
$378
$1383
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$2366
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$3766
😷 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 57% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5168th and 1008th ($1055 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 1st in Japan and Sweden, respectively. Check Japan vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 1050th and 19th 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
$5.57
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$7.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$116
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$17265

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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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1979
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1672
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1842
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1644
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1659
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1625
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1583
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1463
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1507
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1363
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1269
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1303
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1251
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1543
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1337
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1498
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1298
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1810
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1479
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1481
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1531
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1503
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1560
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1529
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1625
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1535
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1370
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1225
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1490
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$932
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1535
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1597
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1423
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1629
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1416
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1464