Raleigh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
82
47
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
468K
276K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 139% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1363rd and 5940th ($2265 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 219th and 4806th 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
$18.3
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$3670

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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