Jerusalem vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	47
😀 Quality of life	85	62
🏙️ Population	936K	276K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 166% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1551st and 6461st ($2114 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Israel and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Israel vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 374th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Sarajevo

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	Jerusalem	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$2856

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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