New York City vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4207
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$9179
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$2718
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$4382
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$875
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$373
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5229
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
95
66
🏙️ Population
8.8M
276K

The cost of living in New York City is 340% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4th and 5994th ($4207 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 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 18th and 5011th 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
$23.6
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.27
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.88
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3712
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2223
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5056
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3881
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17512
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9335
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.55
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.96
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.77
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.7
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23.4
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.9
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.99
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.7
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2132
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21999
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2803
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2868
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2738
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2781
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2803
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2801
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2696
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2750
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2792
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2533
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2717
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2809
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2539
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2512
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2685
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2477
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2702
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2782
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2665
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2772
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2734
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2666
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2638
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2497
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2687
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2758
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2690
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2503
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3188

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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