Novosibirsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$316	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	1.63M	276K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 12% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6907th and 6461st ($698 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5517th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Sarajevo

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	Novosibirsk	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$2856

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

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