Columbus vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
47
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
906K
276K

The cost of living in Columbus is 122% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1686th and 5994th ($2127 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 96th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$3948

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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