Columbus vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
906K
276K

The cost of living in Columbus is 134% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1512th and 6050th ($2181 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 217th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832