Oslo vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oslo	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4945	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2054	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$665	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3699	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	37 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	47
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	709K	276K

The cost of living in Oslo is 188% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1171st and 6461st ($2292 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Norway vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Oslo compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Oslo ranked 1st best city to live in Norway vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 37th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oslo vs Sarajevo

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	Oslo	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.6	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.97	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.56	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1024	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1674	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.3	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8757	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6384	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.7	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$94	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$250	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8593	$2856

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006

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