Moscow vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$612
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$924
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
74
59
🏙️ Population
13M
276K

The cost of living in Moscow is 32% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5091st and 6379th ($1075 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Russia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 1280th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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