Sarajevo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	92
😀 Quality of life	62	94
🏙️ Population	276K	548K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 64% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6461st and 1356th ($796 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4897th and 42nd 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	$7.03	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$10346

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530