San Diego vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	46
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.39M	276K

The cost of living in San Diego is 362% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 26th and 6609th ($3427 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 107th and 5377th 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	$20.9	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$2962

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

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