Izmir vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$437	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	47
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	2.95M	276K

The cost of living in Izmir is 14% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5990th and 6461st ($909 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Izmir compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3369th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Sarajevo

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	Izmir	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$2856

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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