Minsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$293
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
62
46
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
2M
276K

The cost of living in Minsk is 12% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7206th and 6609th ($649 vs $742) 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3890th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$7.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$2962

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737