Bishkek vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bishkek | Sarajevo | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
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| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
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| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Bishkek is 21% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6948th and 5994th ($757 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6280th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bishkek vs Sarajevo
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| Bishkek | Sarajevo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kant | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Toktogul | |
| 171 km or 106 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Almaty | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Talas | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Naryn | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Cholpon-Ata | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Taraz | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Osh | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Andijan | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Namangan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Margilan | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Fergana | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Artux | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Kashgar | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Shymkent | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Balkhash | |
| 449 km or 279 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Tashkent | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Istiklol | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Kentau | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Buston | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Khujand | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Aksu | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Turkistan | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Yining | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Istaravshan | |
| 614 km or 382 mi | Aral | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Jizzakh | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Bole | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Dushanbe | |
| 691 km or 430 mi | Panjakent | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Tursunzoda | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Samarkand |
Cities near Sarajevo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Zenica | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Mostar | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Tuzla | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Doboj | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Bijeljina | |
| 125 km or 78 mi |  Valjevo | |
| 138 km or 86 mi |  Mojkovac | |
| 139 km or 86 mi |  Dubrovnik | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Banja Luka | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Cavtat | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Slavonski Brod | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Cacak | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Kotor | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Split | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Berane | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Cetinje | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Kastela | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Sanski Most | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Podgorica | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Hvar | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Budva | |
| 183 km or 114 mi | Prijedor | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Novi Pazar | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Plav | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Osijek | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Novi Sad | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Belgrade | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Kragujevac | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sibenik | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Bar | |
| 219 km or 136 mi |  Shkoder | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Ulcinj | |
| 226 km or 141 mi | Mitrovica | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Bihac | |
| 246 km or 153 mi |  Pecs | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zadar | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Bjelovar | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Pristina | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Baja | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Subotica |