Saitama vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$429
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
1.33M
767K

The cost of living in Saitama is 14% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4896th and 4330th ($1063 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in Japan and Croatia, respectively. Check Japan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 484th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Zagreb

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Saitama Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$10009

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755