Sarajevo vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sarajevo	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$949	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$458	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$786	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	16
😀 Quality of life	67	57
🏙️ Population	276K	886K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 8% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5940th and 5290th ($949 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4806th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sarajevo	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.87	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$700	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3220	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.9	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3670	$8604

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587