Sarajevo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$341
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
38
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
276K
767K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 40% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6609th and 4330th ($742 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Zagreb. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5377th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1643
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.73
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2962
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755