Minsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$836
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$408
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$54
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$744
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
2M
276K

The cost of living in Minsk is 13% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6618th and 5994th ($836 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Belarus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 4692nd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sarajevo

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Minsk Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$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
$494
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.58%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2225
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1419
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.49
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.5
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.8
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12897
$3948

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882

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