Sarajevo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2264
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$451
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$763
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$744
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
66
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
276K
1.25M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5994th and 4144th ($956 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.7 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 5011th and 352nd 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
$9.32
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3347
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3948
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492