Berlin vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	276K

The cost of living in Berlin is 155% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6461st ($2027 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Germany vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 21st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Sarajevo

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	Berlin	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$2856

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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