Saitama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$429
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
46
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
1.33M
276K

The cost of living in Saitama is 43% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4896th and 6609th ($1063 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 484th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$2962

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737