Dublin vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$2195
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	593K	276K

The cost of living in Dublin is 207% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 315th and 6050th ($2858 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 21st and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$3470

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

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