Sarajevo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sarajevo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$451	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$744	$4686
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	276K	548K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 65% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5994th and 570th ($956 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5011th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs The Hague

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	Sarajevo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.32	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.77	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.3	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3347	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.45	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.57	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.27	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3948	$13755

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734