Riga vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$568
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$924
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
46
😀 Quality of life
79
59
🏙️ Population
605K
276K

The cost of living in Riga is 43% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6379th ($1169 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Latvia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 580th and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$3144

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797