Gothenburg vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$914	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	47
😀 Quality of life	92	66
🏙️ Population	675K	276K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 95% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2599th and 5994th ($1864 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Sweden vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 83rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Sarajevo

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	Gothenburg	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$3948

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

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