Copenhagen vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$924
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	97	59
🏙️ Population	644K	276K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 204% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 795th and 6379th ($2483 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9th and 5391st 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	$20.2	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$3144

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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