Rome vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rome	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2082	$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4816	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1184	$451
🏘️ Family rent	$2040	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2197	$744
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	47
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	2.75M	276K

The cost of living in Rome is 118% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 1819th and 5994th ($2082 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Italy vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 179th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Sarajevo

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	Rome	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1430	$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$899	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2479	$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1607	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.7	$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.26%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9165	$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.17	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.59	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.6	$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12431	$3948

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358

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