Baltimore vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	586K	276K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 149% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1219th and 6050th ($2323 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 1st in the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 128th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sarajevo

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	Baltimore	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$3470

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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