Riyadh vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$946
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
47
😀 Quality of life
78
66
🏙️ Population
7.01M
276K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 71% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3529th and 5994th ($1632 vs $956) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 879th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sarajevo

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Riyadh Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923