San Francisco vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Francisco	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3905	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$2719	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$4421	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$804	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7528	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	874K	276K

The cost of living in San Francisco is 391% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7th and 6461st ($3905 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 16th and 4897th 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	$22.3	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.59	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.83	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2797	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2467	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4615	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4053	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.6	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11255	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10091	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.48	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.5	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.9	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.32	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.91	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.8	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.5	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.4	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20590	$2856

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768