Budapest vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$589	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$924
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	80	59
🏙️ Population	1.69M	276K

The cost of living in Budapest is 45% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6379th ($1185 vs $816) 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 551st and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sarajevo

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	Budapest	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$3144

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797