Essen vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$681
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$924
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
46
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
585K
276K

The cost of living in Essen is 87% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3595th and 6379th ($1525 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 Essen compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 31st and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$8.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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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