Munich vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$744
😷 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 161% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 889th and 5994th ($2499 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.8 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 38th and 5011th 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	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$3948

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Sarajevo

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