Almaty vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Almaty	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2223	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$464	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$873	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	51	47
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	2.23M	276K

The cost of living in Almaty is 11% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6461st ($881 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4016th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Sarajevo

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	Almaty	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.16	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.69	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1064	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.12%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1799	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.77	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.12	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.74	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12609	$2856

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Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768