Philadelphia vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.6M
276K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 172% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 742nd and 5994th ($2597 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 87th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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