Perth vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Perth	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2562	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$1566	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2350	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$224	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4370	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	2.14M	276K

The cost of living in Perth is 170% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 791st and 5940th ($2562 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Australia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 11th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Sarajevo

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	Perth	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.4	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2661	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.93%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6868	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5243	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.45	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.91	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.4	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2283	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$3670

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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