Budapest vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$707
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
1.69M
276K

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4312th and 6050th ($1377 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Hungary vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 636th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Budapest Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$3470

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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