Sarajevo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 08, 2025

	Sarajevo	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$1757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2190	$4111
🏠 One person rent	$433	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$727	$1816
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$2153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	276K	1.86M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 47% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6193rd and 2942nd ($923 vs $1757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Sarajevo compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4835th and 393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Warsaw

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	Sarajevo	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.06	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.64	$9.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.83%	7.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$6741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2301	$4393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.08	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.6	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.07	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.16	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$4.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$5.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.8	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$9.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$589
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3458	$16060

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$625
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$774
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$710
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$677
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$738
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1180
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1687
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$930
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1576
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$971
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$864
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1288
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1563
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1232
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$956
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1469
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1100
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1444
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1265
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$689
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$842
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1181
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$1087
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1145
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1327
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$935
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1205
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1152
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$812
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1132
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$560
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$981
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1133
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$666
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$960
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$828

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1451
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1428
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1197
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1255
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1008
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1031
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1182
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1121
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1244
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1184
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1312
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1011
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$989
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$997
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1065
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1159
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1104
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1358
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1077
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1293
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1158
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1199
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$495
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$963
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1239
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1181
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1124
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1041
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1236
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1142
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1150
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1105
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1220
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1210
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1044
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1080
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$980
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1101
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$337