Bucharest vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$496	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	78	59
🏙️ Population	1.72M	276K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 27% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5404th and 6379th ($1036 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 642nd and 5391st 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	$10.6	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$3144

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

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