Birmingham vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
47
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
1.14M
276K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 129% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6050th ($2137 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 48th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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