Saitama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$378
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
77
67
🏙️ Population
1.33M
276K

The cost of living in Saitama is 11% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5168th and 5940th ($1055 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 2nd in Japan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Japan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1050th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$3670

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848