Chisinau vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$535
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
47
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
567K
276K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 2% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5780th and 5940th ($969 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Moldova vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5599th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Sarajevo

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Chisinau Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$3670

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

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