Chisinau vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$539
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
47
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
567K
276K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 1% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5911th and 5994th ($967 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5736th and 5011th 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
$8.07
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923