Medina vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medina	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1215	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2317	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$696	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1546	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	20	47
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	1.41M	276K

The cost of living in Medina is 53% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4439th and 6461st ($1215 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3899th and 4897th 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	$5.65	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$338	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.02%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1120	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.34	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7421	$2856

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768