Abu Dhabi vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	47
😀 Quality of life	85	67
🏙️ Population	1.57M	276K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 125% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1650th and 5940th ($2133 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 424th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abu Dhabi	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$3670

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

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