Dhaka vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$106	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$843
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	16.8M	276K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8745th and 6609th ($456 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5727th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sarajevo

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	Dhaka	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2962

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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