Sarajevo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2264
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$451
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$763
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$744
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
47
73
😀 Quality of life
66
74
🏙️ Population
276K
1.06M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 5% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5994th and 5585th ($956 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 415th 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5011th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Sendai

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Sarajevo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3347
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3948
$5002

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022