Ottawa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ottawa	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2122	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4795	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2038	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3638	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	1.02M	276K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 124% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1688th and 5940th ($2122 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 141st and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Ottawa	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.79	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1775	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.27%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4527	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4215	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.92	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$899	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17263	$3670

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875

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