Raleigh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	47
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	468K	276K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 200% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 972nd and 6461st ($2388 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 221st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sarajevo

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	Raleigh	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$2856

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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