Philadelphia vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2584
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5778
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$1504
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$2234
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$732
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4329
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.6M
276K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 177% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 744th and 6050th ($2584 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 660th and 1st 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Philadelphia ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 95th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1597
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2401
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2372
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.24
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.6
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2021
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$3470

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2603
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2578
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2603
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2476
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2568
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2594
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2637
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2358
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2620
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2610
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2737
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2267
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2676
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2609
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2671
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2355
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2741
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2533
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2121
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2608
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3102
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2524
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2797
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2846
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2883
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2770
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2880
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2278
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2948
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2239
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2737
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2886

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