Bratislava vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$854
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
47
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
479K
276K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 61% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3966th and 6050th ($1497 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 595th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Sarajevo

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Bratislava Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1388
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1311
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2132
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1976
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832