Dresden vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$706
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
47
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
566K
276K

The cost of living in Dresden is 60% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3968th and 5994th ($1531 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 2nd in Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Germany vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 117th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Sarajevo

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Dresden Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$3948

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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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