Minsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1874
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$352
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.5
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$686
$794
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
47
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
1.99M
276K

The cost of living in Minsk is 9% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6769th and 6461st ($727 vs $796) 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 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3750th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1925
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10220
$2856

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850

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