Quebec City vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quebec City	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3907	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$873	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$1435	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$558	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2900	$744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	47
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	549K	276K

The cost of living in Quebec City is 77% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 3269th and 5994th ($1695 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 113th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Quebec City ranked 28th best city to live in Canada vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 332nd and 5011th 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	$17.5	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.49	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.08	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1500	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1244	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8196	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2969	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.29	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$719	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7052	$3948

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$924
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1744
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$965
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$888
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1673
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1156
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$990
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1566
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$629
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1066
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1571
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1206
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$723
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1150
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1160
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1173
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$948
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1191
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1150
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$839
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$571
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$676
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1124
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1457
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$694
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1031
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$923