Minsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1851
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$356
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$549
$746
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
47
😀 Quality of life
69
66
🏙️ Population
2M
276K

The cost of living in Minsk is 21% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6924th and 6050th ($735 vs $932) 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 0.7 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 4343rd and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.72
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.65
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.42%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2017
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1259
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.87
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.43
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.2
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11271
$3470

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$561
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$406
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1414
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$545
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$293
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$426
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$929
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$883
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$349
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$865
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1334
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$475
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$920
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$988
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$840
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1113
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1148
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$547
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$894
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$528
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1125
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$967
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$516
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$993
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1046
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$439
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$546
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$889
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1009
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1270
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1113
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$586
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1185
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1419
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$928
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$864
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$879

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832