Nicosia vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$789
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
47
😀 Quality of life
83
66
🏙️ Population
56.8K
276K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 55% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4107th and 5994th ($1485 vs $956) 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 563rd and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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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