Sarajevo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sarajevo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$341	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.8	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	60	52
🏙️ Population	276K	1.57M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 22% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6609th and 7596th ($742 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 5377th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Shiraz

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	Sarajevo	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.73	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2962	$2132

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Cities near Sarajevo

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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698