Sarajevo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$368	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	70
😀 Quality of life	62	78
🏙️ Population	276K	1.4M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 23% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6461st and 5261st ($796 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 4897th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Sofia

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	Sarajevo	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633