Columbus vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
46
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
906K
276K

The cost of living in Columbus is 176% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1248th and 6379th ($2252 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 1st 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 Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 242nd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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