Sarajevo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sarajevo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$956	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2264	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$451	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$763	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$356	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$744	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	47	98
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	276K	2.03M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 57% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5994th and 1464th ($956 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Austria, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5011th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Vienna

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	Sarajevo	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.32	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.77	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.24	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.3	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.28%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3347	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.45	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.1	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.57	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.3	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.27	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3948	$28817

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$819
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$721
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$682
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$741
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989