Montreal vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$992	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	1.8M	276K

The cost of living in Montreal is 102% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2284th and 5994th ($1928 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 11th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Sarajevo

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	Montreal	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$3948

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923