Saitama vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Saitama	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3066	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$368	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$1034	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1869	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	1.33M	683K

The cost of living in Saitama is 22% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5386th and 4271st ($1038 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 67th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Saitama compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Saitama ranked 24th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 592nd and 1465th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Zaragoza

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	Saitama	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.58	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1155	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$784	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.85%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5623	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3881	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.25	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.7	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.05	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.19	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.47	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12701	$7709

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Cities near Saitama

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

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471