Dubai vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
47
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
3.94M
276K

The cost of living in Dubai is 153% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1039th and 5994th ($2420 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 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 203rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sarajevo

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Dubai Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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