New York City vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	276K

The cost of living in New York City is 458% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3rd and 6461st ($4441 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 22nd and 4897th 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	$29.7	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$2856

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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