Sarajevo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sarajevo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$949	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$786	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	67	100
🏙️ Population	276K	5.45M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5940th and 370th ($949 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Australia, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4806th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sarajevo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.87	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$700	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3220	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3670	$25164

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$594
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$758
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$667
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$727
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$841
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$972
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1661
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$826
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1265
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1602
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$930
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1520
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$586
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1053
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1511
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1207
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$733
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1092
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1169
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1168
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1349
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$932
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1209
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1078
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$849
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$581
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$1189
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1533
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1144
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$718
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$1067
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$848

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863