Riyadh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$996
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$843
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
46
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
7.01M
276K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 121% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6609th ($1642 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1210th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$7.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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