Melbourne vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	100	62
🏙️ Population	5.03M	276K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 176% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1365th and 6461st ($2194 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 months in Sarajevo. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1st and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Sarajevo

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	Melbourne	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$2856

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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