Sarajevo vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sarajevo Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2264
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$451
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$763
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$744
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
66
64
🏙️ Population
276K
8.69M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 50% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5994th and 7642nd ($956 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iran, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5011th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Tehran

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Sarajevo Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.3
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3347
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2388
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.45
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.56
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.57
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3948
$2262

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$631
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$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
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$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488