Minsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$350
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$924
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
46
😀 Quality of life
67
59
🏙️ Population
1.99M
276K

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6834th and 6379th ($717 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3775th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$3144

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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