Sarajevo vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sarajevo	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1934	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$924	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	59	89
🏙️ Population	276K	459K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 64% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6379th and 1277th ($816 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United States, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5391st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sarajevo	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3144	$18476

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701