Madrid vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
47
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
3.51M
276K

The cost of living in Madrid is 118% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1805th and 5994th ($2089 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Spain vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 190th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Sarajevo

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Madrid Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$3948

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Sarajevo

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