Amsterdam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	921K	276K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 251% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 331st and 6461st ($2791 vs $796) 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 months in Sarajevo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 29th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sarajevo

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	Amsterdam	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$2856

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768