Sarajevo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$368	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	65
😀 Quality of life	62	83
🏙️ Population	276K	1.25M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 47% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6461st and 3460th ($796 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4897th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Sharjah

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	Sarajevo	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$7169

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536