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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	47
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	1.01M	276K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 324% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6th and 6050th ($3952 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 88th and 5081st 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	$20.4	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$3470

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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