Prague vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$924
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	86	59
🏙️ Population	1.38M	276K

The cost of living in Prague is 101% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3084th and 6379th ($1641 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Czech Republic and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 292nd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Prague	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.73	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$3144

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797