Edmonton vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	64	47
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.01M	276K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 96% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2524th and 5994th ($1878 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 193rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sarajevo

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	Edmonton	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$3948

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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