Quebec City vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quebec City	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1644	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3738	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$834	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1281	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2588	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	47
😀 Quality of life	86	62
🏙️ Population	549K	276K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 107% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2883rd and 6461st ($1644 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 110th 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 1.6 months in Quebec City compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Quebec City ranked 23rd best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 310th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Sarajevo

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	Quebec City	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.8	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$727	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1101	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8350	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3529	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.3	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.6	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.1	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$794	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6012	$2856

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768