Ottawa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2096
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$1231
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3333
$746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
47
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.02M
276K

The cost of living in Ottawa is 125% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1744th and 6050th ($2096 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 129th and 5081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$8.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1295
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2109
$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1647
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.23%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4937
$3478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3196
$2305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.84
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$8.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$783
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15527
$3470

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1802
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2166
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1836
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1782
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1835
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1780
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1763
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1437
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1822
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1853
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1867
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1930
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1820
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1649
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1805
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1814
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1766
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1892
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1842
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1911
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2055
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1820
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1767
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1786
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1671
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$618
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$760
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$707
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$669
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$734
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$883
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1164
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1610
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$920
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1539
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$858
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1261
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1623
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1107
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$967
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1515
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$617
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1047
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1503
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1195
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$685
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$828
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1111
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1072
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1141
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1335
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$918
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1153
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1115
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$819
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1107
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$557
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$665
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1033
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1322
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1113
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$655
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$965
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$832