Crete vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Crete	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1186	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2974	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$532	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1056	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	33	46
😀 Quality of life	72	59
🏙️ Population	623K	276K

The cost of living in Crete is 45% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4641st and 6379th ($1186 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Greece vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1944th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Sarajevo

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	Crete	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.9	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$932	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$795	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3109	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.46	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.18	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$407	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3997	$3144

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Cities near Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1137
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1120
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1257
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1769
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1956
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$868
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1528
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1257
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1143
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1123
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1366
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1146
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1054
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1228
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1459
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1095
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1106
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1060
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1005
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1077
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$408
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$743
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1198
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1148
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$407
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$741
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$638
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$892
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$663
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$876
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$600
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1080
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$612

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