Prague vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$911	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	1.38M	276K

The cost of living in Prague is 90% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3363rd and 6461st ($1513 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 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 285th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sarajevo

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	Prague	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$2856

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768