Abu Dhabi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$843
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
1.48M
276K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 161% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1938th and 6609th ($1936 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 369th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sarajevo

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Abu Dhabi Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Sarajevo

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