Copenhagen vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	47
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	667K	276K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 179% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 713th and 6050th ($2601 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.8 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 10th and 5081st 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	$23.6	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$3470

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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