Saitama vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1037
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$364
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
80
66
🏙️ Population
1.33M
276K

The cost of living in Saitama is 11% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5298th and 6050th ($1037 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 260th and 1st 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 31st best city to live in Japan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 750th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5146
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2855
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.6
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.6
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.62
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.86
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.1
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17943
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$945
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$961
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$972
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1020
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$975
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1035
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1033
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$997
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$961
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1078
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1004
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$994
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1047
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$990
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1049
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1038
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$952
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1028
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$976
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$998
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1007
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$981
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1017
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1055

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832