New York City vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	276K

The cost of living in New York City is 445% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6th and 6609th ($4044 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United States and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sarajevo

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	New York City	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$2962

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737