Cost of living comparison
Saitama is 37.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Saitama instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.59
ISK2,928
|
$6.42
¥956
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.27
ISK2,343
|
$4.02
¥597
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
ISK394
|
$0.88
¥131
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
ISK281
|
$0.69
¥102
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
ISK500
|
$1.46
¥218
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.66
ISK1,039
|
$5.56
¥827
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.16
ISK836
|
$5.24
¥780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.91
ISK802
|
$2.13
¥317
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.87
ISK1,204
|
$1.80
¥267
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
ISK207
|
$1.49
¥222
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ISK131
|
$1.05
¥156
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
ISK171
|
$1.24
¥184
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
ISK302
|
$1.76
¥262
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
ISK192
|
$1.04
¥155
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK137
|
$0.55
¥82
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
ISK1,163
|
$4.21
¥625
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.92
ISK9,078
|
$25.70
¥3,822
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,660.67
ISK5,651,687
|
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
ISK3,161
|
$23.77
¥3,535
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.45
ISK9,286
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.13
ISK252,888
|
$385.48
¥57,330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,666.20
ISK226,036
|
$224.86
¥33,442
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.43
ISK8,741
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.37
ISK32,608
|
$175.61
¥26,117
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,984.07
ISK811,800
|
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.79
ISK1,464
|
$2.09
¥311
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
ISK690
|
$2.46
¥366
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.87
ISK1,611
|
$3.82
¥569
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
ISK8,886
|
$35.34
¥5,255
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.39
ISK1,952
|
$8.19
¥1,218
|
|
pay 59.3% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Saitama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.94
ISK14,101
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
ISK5,901
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.47
ISK19,192
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.65
ISK23,693
|
$96.37
¥14,332
|
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