Sarajevo vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$368	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	62	55
🏙️ Population	276K	2.96M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 7% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6461st and 6253rd ($796 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4897th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Tashkent

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	Sarajevo	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785