Saitama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1196
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3375
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$488
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1182
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1611
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
1.33M
276K

The cost of living in Saitama is 50% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4495th and 6461st ($1196 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 748th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.9
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5429
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3586
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.26
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14676
$2856

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$559
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$693
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$636
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$603
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$776
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1070
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$803
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1187
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$759
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1150
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1337
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1070
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1266
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$558
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$975
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1274
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1117
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$659
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$662
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1030
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$958
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1012
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1160
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$807
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1053
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$972
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$679
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$965
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$463
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$556
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$848
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1122
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1008
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$595
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$692
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$768