Sarajevo vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sarajevo	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$451	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$744	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	16
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	276K	886K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 11% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5994th and 5149th ($956 vs $1074) 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5011th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Tabuk

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	Sarajevo	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.32	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.77	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.3	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3347	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.45	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.57	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.27	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3948	$8518

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403