Sarajevo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$368	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	37
😀 Quality of life	62	73
🏙️ Population	276K	6.44K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 50% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6461st and 3109th ($796 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malta, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 4897th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Valletta

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	Sarajevo	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348