Chicago vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
276K

The cost of living in Chicago is 195% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 375th and 5994th ($2822 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 22nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923