Brussels vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	196K	276K

The cost of living in Brussels is 116% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5994th ($2065 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 99th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sarajevo

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	Brussels	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$3948

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

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