Saitama vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3066
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$368
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1034
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1869
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
38
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
1.33M
767K

The cost of living in Saitama is 17% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 5386th and 4447th ($1038 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 4th in Japan and Croatia, respectively. Check Japan vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 592nd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.66
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5623
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3881
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.7
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.05
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.19
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12701
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780