Brisbane vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	98	66
🏙️ Population	2.71M	276K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 137% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1349th and 5994th ($2269 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd in Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Sarajevo

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	Brisbane	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$3948

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923