Sarajevo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sarajevo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1934	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$924	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	59	95
🏙️ Population	276K	548K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 61% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6379th and 1613th ($816 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.9 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 5391st and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sarajevo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3144	$9165

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611