San Diego vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	47
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	1.39M	276K

The cost of living in San Diego is 267% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 50th and 5994th ($3507 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 San Diego compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 137th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sarajevo

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	San Diego	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$3948

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

Cities near Sarajevo

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