Raleigh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$843
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	46
😀 Quality of life	87	60
🏙️ Population	468K	276K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 272% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 304th and 6609th ($2757 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 235th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$2962

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737