Brussels vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
189K
276K

The cost of living in Brussels is 152% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2147th and 6609th ($1869 vs $742) 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 148th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$7.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$2962

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737