Saint Petersburg vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$497	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	81	47
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	5.6M	276K

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 22% more expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 5668th and 6461st ($974 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Russia vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 3598th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Saint Petersburg	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$2856

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768