Kathmandu vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$134
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
47
😀 Quality of life
47
67
🏙️ Population
846K
276K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 55% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8916th and 5940th ($424 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Nepal and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Nepal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6934th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sarajevo

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Kathmandu Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$3670

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$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848