Dhaka vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$141	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$746
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	276K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 50% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8829th and 6050th ($464 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6151st and 5081st 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	$2.14	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3470

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832