Johannesburg vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$441	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	47
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	4.43M	276K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 25% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5539th and 6461st ($993 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check South Africa vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5667th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sarajevo

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	Johannesburg	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$2856

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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