Sarajevo vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sarajevo	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$949	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$458	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$786	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	67	81
🏙️ Population	276K	693K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 34% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5940th and 4194th ($949 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 4806th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Zaragoza

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	Sarajevo	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.87	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$700	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3220	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3670	$8171

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643