Sarajevo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$341
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
46
73
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
276K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 28% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 6609th and 5135th ($742 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5377th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.61
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1643
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.73
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.22
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.98
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2962
$6030

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011