Medina vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$673
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$746
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
22
47
😀 Quality of life
70
66
🏙️ Population
1.41M
276K

The cost of living in Medina is 27% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4743rd and 6050th ($1182 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 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 4114th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832