Dresden vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$729
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$924
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
46
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
563K
276K

The cost of living in Dresden is 79% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3857th and 6379th ($1462 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 203rd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$8.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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