Nicosia vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$678	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	47
😀 Quality of life	81	62
🏙️ Population	330K	276K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 64% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4211th and 6461st ($1302 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 494th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sarajevo

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	Nicosia	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$2856

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768