Kathmandu vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$122
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$744
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
29
47
😀 Quality of life
51
66
🏙️ Population
846K
276K

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 57% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8958th and 5994th ($412 vs $956) 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 0.5 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 6657th and 5011th 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
$1.72
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$3948

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$340
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$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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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