Calgary vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	47
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	1.31M	276K

The cost of living in Calgary is 121% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1759th and 5940th ($2095 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 187th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$3670

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848