Munich vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	47
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	1.51M	276K

The cost of living in Munich is 164% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 920th and 6050th ($2463 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Germany vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 61st and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sarajevo

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	Munich	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$3470

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

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