Bucharest vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$474	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	47
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	1.72M	276K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 24% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5565th and 6461st ($988 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 645th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sarajevo

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	Bucharest	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$2856

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768