Sarajevo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1934
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$380
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$924
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
276K
767K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 35% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6379th and 4447th ($816 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5391st and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.92
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.32
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3144
$10598

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780