Saitama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$380
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
276K

The cost of living in Saitama is 12% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5151st and 5994th ($1073 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1177th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.84
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923