Chennai vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$161	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	10.3M	276K

The cost of living in Chennai is 41% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6609th ($434 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd 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 3676th and 5377th 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	$2.09	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2962

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

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