Rabat vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rabat	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$355	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$343
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.8	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$786
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	47
😀 Quality of life	61	67
🏙️ Population	573K	276K

The cost of living in Rabat is 16% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 6779th and 5940th ($797 vs $949) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Morocco and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Morocco vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rabat compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Rabat ranked 4th best city to live in Morocco vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5808th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Sarajevo

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	Rabat	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.3	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.55	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$446	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.8	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1203	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.05	$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.81	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$190	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7214	$3670

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Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705

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