Sarajevo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1934
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$380
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.1
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$924
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
276K
1.25M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 46% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6379th and 3679th ($816 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 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 5391st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sarajevo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.84
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.81
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.92
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.32
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3144
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507