Medina vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$353
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
46
😀 Quality of life
67
59
🏙️ Population
1.41M
276K

The cost of living in Medina is 5% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6257th and 6379th ($853 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3833rd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$3144

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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