Ottawa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ottawa	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2170	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4837	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$1276	$341
🏘️ Family rent	$1943	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$271
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2926	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	46
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.02M	276K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 193% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1355th and 6609th ($2170 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 117th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Sarajevo

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	Ottawa	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1239	$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1064	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.14%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8889	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6051	$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.8	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1090	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21213	$2962

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737