Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 36.3% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€13.88
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€9.91
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.80
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.50
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.95
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.32
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.26
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.18
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.81
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.19
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.96
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.50
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.76
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€48.57
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,516.69
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.19
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€38.72
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,267.59
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€900.33
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€253.46
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 3.3% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€190.39
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,584.53
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.46
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.69
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.21
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.14
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€80.88
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.58
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€87.88
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€131.52
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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