Jerusalem vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5802
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$2357
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$720
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
47
😀 Quality of life
86
66
🏙️ Population
936K
276K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 160% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 911th and 5994th ($2483 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 410th and 5011th 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
$25.6
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.1
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1637
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.9
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16323
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9037
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.4
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.97
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$152
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1104
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27069
$3948

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1122
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$895
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$2154
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1062
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1821
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2346
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$2066
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2260
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2172
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$978
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2449
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$2031
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$910
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2147
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$3089
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2432
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2274
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$546
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2207
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1946
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1962
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1761

Cities near Sarajevo

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