Sarajevo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sarajevo	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$949	$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2222	$4151
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1060
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.3	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$786	$2178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	39
😀 Quality of life	67	76
🏙️ Population	276K	6.44K

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 48% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 5940th and 2712th ($949 vs $1824) 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 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 4806th and 1347th 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	$8.87	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.2	$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$389	$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$700	$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.13%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3220	$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.68	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.53	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.82	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.21	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.9	$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3670	$12648

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1317
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1063
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1247
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1123
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1336
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1176
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1238
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1176
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1110
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$519
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$583
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$478
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$376
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$487
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$313
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$592
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$355
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$378
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$353
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$460
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$633
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$547
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1230
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1362
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$364
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$391