Rome vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$929	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	86	59
🏙️ Population	2.75M	276K

The cost of living in Rome is 115% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 2722nd and 6379th ($1750 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 294th and 5391st 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	$15.4	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$3144

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

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