Amsterdam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
921K
276K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 243% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 612th and 6609th ($2545 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 37th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$2962

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Sarajevo

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