Saitama vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saitama	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1196	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3375	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$488	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1182	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1611	$1637
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	27
😀 Quality of life	77	59
🏙️ Population	1.33M	687K

The cost of living in Saitama is 9% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4495th and 4828th ($1196 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 120th in Japan and Spain, respectively. Check Japan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Saitama ranked 46th best city to live in Japan vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 748th and 5447th 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	$5.64	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.4	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.67	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$219	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1143	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$308	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.9	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.88%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5429	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3586	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.26	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.7	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$58	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$478	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14676	$7261

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Cities near Saitama

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi	Warabi	$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Toda	$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi	Shiki	$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Asaka	$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Fujimi	$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi	Wako	$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi	Niiza	$1107
11 km or 7 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi	Fujimino	$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kiyose	$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi	Ageo	$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi	Hasuda	$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi	Soka	$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi	Ina	$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
17 km or 10 mi	Kawagoe	$1222
17 km or 10 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
17 km or 11 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
18 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Okegawa	$1098
18 km or 11 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
18 km or 11 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
18 km or 11 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
18 km or 11 mi	Yashio	$1071
19 km or 12 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
20 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
20 km or 12 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
20 km or 12 mi	Sugito	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Misato	$1071
21 km or 13 mi	Sayama	$1109
21 km or 13 mi	Kitamoto	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
22 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
22 km or 14 mi	Kuki	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Iruma	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Noda	$1125

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387