Sarajevo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sarajevo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$816	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1934	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$380	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$924	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	50
😀 Quality of life	59	48
🏙️ Population	276K	1.57M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 46% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6379th and 8203rd ($816 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5391st and 6304th 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	$6.84	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.89	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.92	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.83	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.32	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.2	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3144	$2159

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Cities near Sarajevo

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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705