Cologne vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$967
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.07M
276K

The cost of living in Cologne is 136% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2484th and 6609th ($1752 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 12th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737