Sarajevo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sarajevo	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$341	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.8	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$1259
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	60	76
🏙️ Population	276K	1.38M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 22% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6609th and 5668th ($742 vs $951) 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 1.1 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 5377th and 907th 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	$6	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.73	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2962	$7940

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619