Cologne vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
1.09M
276K

The cost of living in Cologne is 105% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2200th and 5940th ($1941 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 21st and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$3670

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848