Amman vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$358
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
46
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
4.01M
276K

The cost of living in Amman is 32% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5457th and 6609th ($981 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Jordan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3121st and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737