San Francisco vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Francisco	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4040	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8690	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$2814	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$4668	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$830	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7450	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	874K	276K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 323% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7th and 5994th ($4040 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 30th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Sarajevo

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	San Francisco	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.92	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3172	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2480	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4983	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4258	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10615	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9151	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.9	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.88	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.34	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.1	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.03	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1918	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21243	$3948

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805

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