Riga vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$592
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$786
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
595K
276K

The cost of living in Riga is 32% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 4631st and 5940th ($1254 vs $949) 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 657th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sarajevo

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Riga Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$3670

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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