Edmonton vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$996	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	47
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	1.01M	276K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 93% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2656th and 5940th ($1835 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 2nd in Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 133rd and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$3670

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848