Copenhagen vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	97	67
🏙️ Population	667K	276K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 169% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 805th and 5940th ($2555 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Denmark vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sarajevo

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	Copenhagen	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$3670

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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