Brussels vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$924
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	89	59
🏙️ Population	196K	276K

The cost of living in Brussels is 140% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1988th and 6379th ($1958 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 173rd and 5391st 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	$20.8	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$3144

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797