San Francisco vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Francisco	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4110	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8713	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$2867	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$4681	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$852	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7086	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	97	66
🏙️ Population	874K	276K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 341% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5th and 6050th ($4110 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.7 months in San Francisco compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. San Francisco ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 20th and 5081st 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	$25.5	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$117	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.01	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3192	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2524	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4937	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4262	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10657	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9554	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.8	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.07	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.1	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.95	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.36	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1880	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18564	$3470

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832