Dubai vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$924
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
46
😀 Quality of life
86
59
🏙️ Population
3.33M
276K

The cost of living in Dubai is 183% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1098th and 6379th ($2309 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 306th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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