Kyiv vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$454
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
47
😀 Quality of life
63
66
🏙️ Population
2.95M
276K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 8% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6441st and 5994th ($882 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5524th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Sarajevo

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Kyiv Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.05
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

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