Prague vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$786
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	1.4M	276K

The cost of living in Prague is 100% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2377th and 5940th ($1899 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 244th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Prague	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$3670

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848