Minsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$455
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$786
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
68
67
🏙️ Population
2M
276K

The cost of living in Minsk is 3% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6121st and 5940th ($924 vs $949) 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 0.7 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 4446th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$3670

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848