Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 45.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.72
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.86
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.42
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.89
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.64
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.62
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.82
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.77
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.20
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.20
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.92
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.23
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.59
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.56
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€118.34
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,166.96
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.07
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€51.65
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,018.25
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,761.16
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€206.83
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,261.82
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,663.49
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.41
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.91
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.78
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€45.94
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.82
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€84.81
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.27
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€88.36
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€91.48
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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