Dublin vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	96	62
🏙️ Population	593K	276K

The cost of living in Dublin is 230% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 605th and 6461st ($2627 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Ireland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 17th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$2856

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768