Riga vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$549
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
46
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
606K
276K

The cost of living in Riga is 53% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4604th and 6609th ($1135 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 535th and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737