Jakarta vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$343	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$794
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	47
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	10.6M	276K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 12% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6461st ($701 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4292nd and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Sarajevo

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	Jakarta	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$2856

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768