San Jose, United States vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	46
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	276K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 372% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 22nd and 6609th ($3502 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 69th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Sarajevo

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	San Jose	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$2962

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

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