Medina vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$391
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
20
46
😀 Quality of life
52
60
🏙️ Population
1.18M
276K

The cost of living in Medina is 20% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6017th and 6609th ($892 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6150th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737