Moscow vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	72	67
🏙️ Population	13.3M	276K

The cost of living in Moscow is 77% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3277th and 5940th ($1678 vs $949) 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 0.7 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 2774th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Moscow	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$3670

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848