Kabul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$203	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$794
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	47
😀 Quality of life	14	62
🏙️ Population	4.27M	276K

The cost of living in Kabul is 40% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8769th and 6461st ($474 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Afghanistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 9071st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Sarajevo

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	Kabul	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$2856

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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