Rotterdam vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$924
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	94	59
🏙️ Population	664K	276K

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 172% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1336th and 6379th ($2219 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 51st and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Sarajevo

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	Rotterdam	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$3144

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797