Cologne vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$924
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
46
😀 Quality of life
97
59
🏙️ Population
1.08M
276K

The cost of living in Cologne is 127% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2308th and 6379th ($1851 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 16th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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