Helsinki vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$991
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
687K
276K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 108% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2068th and 5994th ($1990 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Finland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 48th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Sarajevo

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Helsinki Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$3948

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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