Amsterdam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	921K	276K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 235% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 143rd and 6050th ($3118 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 31st and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3470

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832