Istanbul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$649	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	76	62
🏙️ Population	15.7M	276K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 57% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4347th and 6461st ($1248 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Turkey vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 850th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Sarajevo

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	Istanbul	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$2856

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768