Ottawa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$924
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
46
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
1.02M
276K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 174% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1290th and 6379th ($2236 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 167th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797