Melbourne vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$924
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
100
59
🏙️ Population
5.03M
276K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 194% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 923rd and 6379th ($2397 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1st and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797