Sarajevo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sarajevo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2195	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$443	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$746	$1061
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	70
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	276K	1.4M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 25% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6050th and 4611th ($932 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5081st and 1070th 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	$8.93	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.16	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$387	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$710	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2305	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.39	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.45	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3470	$9717

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$618
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$760
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$707
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$669
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$734
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$883
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1164
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1610
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$920
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1539
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$858
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1261
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1623
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1107
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$967
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1515
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$617
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1047
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1503
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1195
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$685
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1111
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1072
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1141
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1335
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$918
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1153
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1115
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$819
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1107
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$557
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$665
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1033
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1322
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$655
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$965
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$832

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777