Moscow vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$959
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$744
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
13.3M
276K

The cost of living in Moscow is 66% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3728th and 5994th ($1585 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 3206th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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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