Kyiv vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$367
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
2.95M
276K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 2% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6536th and 6609th ($760 vs $742) 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 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4566th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$7.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737