Kathmandu vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$147
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$924
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
46
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
846K
276K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 46% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8885th and 6379th ($443 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6524th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kathmandu Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
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$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797