Medina vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$663
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
23
47
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
1.41M
276K

The cost of living in Medina is 22% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4849th and 5994th ($1168 vs $956) 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 4347th and 5011th 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
$5.5
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
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$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923