Novosibirsk vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$450	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$786
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	47
😀 Quality of life	48	67
🏙️ Population	1.64M	276K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 1% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6043rd and 5940th ($935 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6891st and 4806th 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	$7.84	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$3670

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$780
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$585
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$559
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$602
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$819
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$954
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$754
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$545
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$575
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$823
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$571
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$784
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$763
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$553
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$500
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$687
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$1024
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$713
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$572
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$568
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$608
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$614
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$712
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$579
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$547
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$564
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$702
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$550
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$876
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952

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