Medina vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$659
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
47
😀 Quality of life
69
67
🏙️ Population
1.41M
276K

The cost of living in Medina is 23% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4843rd and 5940th ($1164 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4103rd and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Sarajevo

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Medina Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$3670

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$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848