Brussels vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	196K	276K

The cost of living in Brussels is 114% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1939th and 5940th ($2030 vs $949) 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 1.6 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 121st and 4806th 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	$21.2	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$3670

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848