Chennai vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$159	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	66	59
🏙️ Population	6.6M	276K

The cost of living in Chennai is 47% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8907th and 6379th ($433 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check India vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4094th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sarajevo

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	Chennai	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.8	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$3144

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

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