Montreal vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$986	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$924
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	1.76M	276K

The cost of living in Montreal is 140% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2002nd and 6379th ($1954 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 60th and 5391st 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	$16.6	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$3144

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

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