Calgary vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	1.31M	276K

The cost of living in Calgary is 185% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1526th and 6609th ($2113 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 66th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$2962

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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