Bucharest vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$535	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	47
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	1.72M	276K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4935th and 5994th ($1138 vs $956) 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 508th and 5011th 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	$11.9	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$3948

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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