Moscow vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$864
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
13.3M
276K

The cost of living in Moscow is 54% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4141st and 6050th ($1438 vs $932) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 2664th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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